{"id":34307,"date":"2026-07-15T11:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T03:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/?p=34307"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:01:49","slug":"hr-compliance-checklist-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/hr-compliance-checklist-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Offer Letter: The HR Compliance Checklist Malaysian Employers Actually Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34307\" class=\"elementor elementor-34307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024e1e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"024e1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f41232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f41232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1774\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34313\" alt=\"Beyond the Offer Letter: The HR Compliance Checklist Malaysian Employers Actually Need\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist.avif 1774w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-300x150.avif 300w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-1024x512.avif 1024w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-768x384.avif 768w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-1536x768.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1774px) 100vw, 1774px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6294b60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6294b60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264952b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"264952b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond the Offer Letter: The HR Compliance Checklist Malaysian Employers Actually Need<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe1ecb elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"dbe1ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4bce462 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQNE Software Malaysia\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9a9bc34 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Published on<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>July 15, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2738e31 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2738e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e80f0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e80f0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53959af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53959af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take a moment and picture it: you&#8217;ve just found the right person, sent the offer letter, and they&#8217;ve said yes. There&#8217;s real relief in that \u2014 the search is over, the seat is filled, you can breathe again.<\/p><p>Except&#8230; that&#8217;s not actually the finish line. It&#8217;s the starting line.<\/p><p>The moment your new hire signs on, a whole second checklist quietly kicks in \u2014 one most first-time and even seasoned employers only discover the hard way. Registrations, forms, monthly deadlines, annual filings, and eventually, an offboarding process too. None of it is optional, and very little of it is intuitive.<\/p><p>If that feels like a lot, you&#8217;re not wrong \u2014 and you&#8217;re definitely not alone. This HR compliance checklist walks through the entire employee lifecycle with you, one manageable step at a time, so nothing quietly slips through the cracks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce60178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce60178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2c268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c2c268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Flow: What This HR Compliance Checklist Actually Covers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b617550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b617550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before we get into the details, here&#8217;s the shape of the whole journey this HR compliance checklist follows \u2014 from the day someone signs, to the day (hopefully much later) they move on:<\/p><ol><li>Onboarding \u2014 contracts, registrations, and tax forms in the first days and weeks<\/li><li>Every month \u2014 statutory deductions and contributions, on repeat, for as long as they&#8217;re employed<\/li><li>Every year \u2014 annual tax statements and filings<\/li><li>Offboarding \u2014 the final, equally important steps when someone leaves<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ol><p>Let&#8217;s walk through each stage together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d8d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"89d8d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b380a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4b380a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 1 \u2014 Mandatory Procedures After Onboarding a New Employee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb8c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eb8c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where the HR compliance checklist really begins: the things that need your attention in the first days and weeks after someone joins. Getting these right early saves you from having to untangle payroll errors months down the line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3c804 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db3c804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e24a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26e24a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccec249 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ccec249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">1. Employment Contract<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Every new hire should receive a written employment contract before or on their first day \u2014 covering salary, benefits, working hours, and probation terms. It protects both of you, and it's the foundation every other form and registration builds on.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ed95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ed95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"128\">All executed employment agreements require official stamp duty payment by the employer.<\/p><p data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"201\"><strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"153\">Standard Stamp Fee:<\/strong> RM10 per contract, borne fully by the employer.<\/p><p data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"327\"><strong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"242\">Exemption effective 1 January 2026:<\/strong> Employees with a monthly salary of RM3,000 or below qualify for a stamp duty waiver.<\/p><p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"400\"><strong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"351\">Where:<\/strong><br data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"354\" \/>MyTax Portal &gt; ezHasil Services &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasil.gov.my\/en\/duti-setem\/e-duti-setem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-Duti Setem<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"415\"><strong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"415\">Deadline:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"604\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><li data-section-id=\"1j2yx6j\" data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"498\"><strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"455\">Contract signed within Malaysia:<\/strong> Affix the stamp within 30 days of signing.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"xm69v3\" data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"604\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"530\">Contract signed overseas:<\/strong> Affix the stamp within 30 days after receiving the signed agreement copy.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74bcbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e74bcbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c10d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c10d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dac7bb elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1dac7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/ezHasil?data=e-Daftar&#038;id=ezHasil%20sebelum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2. Apply for an Employer Tax File (\"E\" Number)<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">If this is your very first hire, your business itself needs a tax reference number with LHDN before you can report anyone's income correctly. Most growing companies only do this once \u2014 but it has to happen before your first payroll run.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2082dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2082dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"166\"><strong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"166\">Core Usage of E Number:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"289\"><li data-section-id=\"gqxk8b\" data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"199\">Monthly PCB\/MTD tax submission<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ck5dwg\" data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"250\">Reporting employee tax particulars to IRB (LHDN)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"vwbpzx\" data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"289\">All corporate income tax formalities<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/ezHasil?data=e-Daftar&amp;id=ezHasil%20sebelum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyTax Portal (e-Daftar)<\/a> or your nearest LHDN branch.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Before your first payroll cycle for a first-time employer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edab548 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edab548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f09b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f09b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6472c elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d6472c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.kwsp.gov.my\/employer\/employer\/login?0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3. Register with EPF (KWSP)<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Both you and your new employee need to be contributing to EPF from day one. If this is your first employee ever, the registration deadline is strict \u2014 so this one shouldn't wait.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d998d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d998d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> EPF i-Akaun (Majikan) portal or nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwsp.gov.my\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KWSP<\/a> branch.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Within 7 days of hiring your first employee; ongoing for every hire after<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69fdbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c69fdbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a68a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a68a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e95ea elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a9e95ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assist.perkeso.gov.my\/employer\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4. Register with SOCSO &amp; EIS<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">SOCSO protects your employee in case of workplace injury or invalidity, and EIS gives them a safety net if they're ever retrenched. Both are registered together, and both matter more than most employers realise until they're needed.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f957b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f957b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perkeso.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PERKESO ASSIST Portal.<\/a><br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Within 30 days of hiring your first employee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25afa70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25afa70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cfc37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cfc37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bb297 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"12bb297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5. Submit Form CP22 (New Employee Notification)<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">LHDN needs to know a new, potentially tax-chargeable employee has joined your company. It's a short notification, but an easy one to forget in the busyness of onboarding<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f747b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f747b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"530\"><strong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"530\">Important:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"764\"><li data-section-id=\"18zj80z\" data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"661\"><strong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"563\">Effective 1 September 2024<\/strong>, only <strong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"609\">online e-CP22 submissions via MyTax<\/strong> are accepted (manual forms are no longer accepted).<\/li><li data-section-id=\"zwdl3d\" data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"764\">Applicable to:<br \/><ul data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"764\"><li data-section-id=\"9au3tb\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"705\">Tax-resident employees<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1tmcdvm\" data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"764\">Individuals with prospective taxable employment income<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Where:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> MyTax Portal (e-CP22).<\/a><br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Within 30 days of the employee&#8217;s start date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0145800 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0145800\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a474f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a474f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4619af elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a4619af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">6. Collect Form TP1 (Personal Relief Declaration)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">This one isn't filled in by you \u2014 it's completed by your employee, to declare personal tax reliefs (like dependents or insurance) that affect how much monthly tax should be deducted from their salary. Ask new hires to complete it during onboarding so payroll starts off accurate.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10839b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10839b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Collected internally and kept on file; used to calculate monthly PCB\/MTD.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Ideally before the first payroll run; updated whenever the employee&#8217;s reliefs change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62e67a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d62e67a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a7b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15a7b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a734f7 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7a734f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">7. Collect Form TP3 (Previous Employment Income Disclosure)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">If your new hire worked elsewhere earlier this same year, this form tells you what they already earned and how much tax was already deducted \u2014 so their tax isn't calculated as if they're starting from zero. It's a small form that prevents a big miscalculation later.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e67c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e67c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Collected internally and kept on file; produced to LHDN on request.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Best collected during onboarding, before the first payroll run.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a672bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a672bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b9b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b9b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 2 \u2014 Monthly Mandatory Tasks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c1a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c1a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once onboarding is done, this HR compliance checklist shifts from a one-time set of tasks into a rhythm. These tasks repeat every month for as long as the employee is with you \u2014 which is exactly why they&#8217;re worth building into a routine rather than remembering from scratch each time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0452f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e0452f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d72b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d72b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVERY MONTH<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132937e elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"132937e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCB \/ MTD Deduction<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The monthly tax deduction taken from your employee's salary and remitted to LHDN \u2014 calculated using their salary, EPF contributions, and whatever reliefs they've declared on Form TP1.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06d89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06d89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-PCB \/ e-Data PCB<\/a> via the MyTax Portal.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> By the 15th of the following month.<br \/><strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"853\">Non-Compliance Risk:<\/strong> Missing the monthly PCB\/MTD submission deadline can lead to penalties, surcharges, and potential enforcement action by LHDN. Staying on schedule helps your business remain compliant and avoid unnecessary costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e2b70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98e2b70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb5e3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eb5e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVERY MONTH (IF APPLICABLE)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e228e9c elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e228e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Form CP38 Deduction<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">If LHDN issues a CP38 directive for a specific employee (usually to recover tax arrears), you're required to make the additional deduction exactly as instructed, on top of regular PCB.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34e70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c34e70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> As instructed in the CP38 notice from LHDN.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> For the duration and amount specified in the notice.<br \/><strong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"206\">Non-Compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply with a CP38 directive may result in fines, penalties, and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77eebfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77eebfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e63f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65e63f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVERY MONTH<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fda198 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2fda198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">EPF Contribution<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Both employer and employee shares are calculated and paid together \u2014 this is the contribution that builds your employee's long-term retirement savings.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d0ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d0ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.kwsp.gov.my\/employer\/employer\/login?4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPF i-Akaun (Majikan)<\/a> or approved payment channels.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> By the 15th of the following month.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c7acb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48c7acb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e22c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e22c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVERY MONTH<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec45503 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ec45503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assist.perkeso.gov.my\/employer\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOCSO &amp; EIS Contribution<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Submitted together, covering both the injury\/invalidity protection and the employment insurance safety net.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565ad24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565ad24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\". https:\/\/www.perkeso.gov.my\/\">PERKESO ASSIST Portal<\/a><br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> By the 15th of the following month.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b152017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b152017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f6ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f6ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 3 \u2014 Annual Mandatory Tasks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1043a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1043a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once a year, this part of the HR compliance checklist comes together into a set of formal filings. These tend to cluster in the first quarter \u2014 right when HR teams are also closing out the previous year \u2014 so a little early preparation goes a long way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7063c41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7063c41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798207a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"798207a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONCE A YEAR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a5b64 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b4a5b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Form EA Issuance<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A clear annual statement of everything your employee earned and had deducted over the past year. They'll need it to file their own personal taxes, so timeliness matters to them as much as to you.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50879f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d50879f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Issued directly to each employee.<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> By the end of February each year.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44af28f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44af28f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161077a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"161077a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONCE A YEAR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5486359 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5486359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Form E Employer Annual Return<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Every employer is required to submit Form E each year to LHDN, reporting the company's employee records and remuneration details for the previous year. This annual return helps ensure your payroll and tax reporting remain compliant with Malaysian tax regulations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e5f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e5f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Submit electronically via the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyTax Portal (Form e-E)<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Form E must be filed <strong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"550\">on or before 31 March<\/strong> each year. If LHDN officially announces an extension or grace period, the filing deadline may be extended accordingly.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5255abd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5255abd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7767e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7767e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONCE A YEAR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea25d4 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7ea25d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CP8D Submission<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Form CP8D contains the detailed annual payroll information for your employees, including salary payments and monthly PCB deductions. It must be submitted electronically to LHDN as a separate filing from Form E.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052bde4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"052bde4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyTax Portal<\/a> &gt; ezHasil Services &gt; e-Data Praisi \/ e-CP8D<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Submit the CP8D electronically <strong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"658\">on or before 31 March<\/strong> each year. If LHDN officially announces an extension or grace period, the filing deadline may be extended accordingly.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f9df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3f9df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1440d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1440d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 4 \u2014 When Someone Leaves: The Offboarding Checklist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4a5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a4a5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s the part that&#8217;s easy to overlook in the relief (or awkwardness) of someone leaving: a proper HR compliance checklist doesn&#8217;t stop at offboarding, and this stage is just as strict as onboarding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be78b84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be78b84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb4372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb4372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OFFBOARDING<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0542903 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0542903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasil.gov.my\/en\/e-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form CP22A (Cessation of Employment)<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Required whenever an employee resigns, retires, or their employment otherwise ends. You'll generally need to withhold final payments until LHDN confirms there's no outstanding tax to settle.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4947a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4947a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyTax Portal<\/a> (e-SPC).<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> At least 30 days before the employee&#8217;s last day.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8844e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8844e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30736ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30736ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OFFBOARDING (IF APPLICABLE)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de0d5b elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1de0d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasil.gov.my\/en\/e-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form CP21 (Employee Leaving Malaysia)<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">If the departing employee is leaving Malaysia for more than 3 months \u2014 for example, relocating for a new role abroad \u2014 this form applies instead of, or alongside, CP22A.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42527a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42527a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mytax.hasil.gov.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyTax Portal<\/a> (e-SPC).\u00a0<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> At least 30 days before the employee&#8217;s departure date.<br \/><strong>Non-compliance Risk:<\/strong> Failure to comply will result in fines, penalties and potential legal liabilities for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15808e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15808e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beyond the tax forms, don&#8217;t forget the practical side of offboarding: final salary and unused leave encashment, last EPF\/SOCSO\/EIS contributions, a proper exit interview, and revoking system access. It&#8217;s the quieter half of the checklist, but just as important for a clean, dispute-free exit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5549d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5549d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dd931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3dd931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary: What This HR Compliance Checklist Really Comes Down To<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ffb1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ffb1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zoom out from all the individual forms and deadlines, and the whole HR compliance checklist really comes down to a handful of ideas worth remembering:<\/p><ul><li>Hiring is the easy, exciting part. Managing compliance is where the real responsibility lives.<\/li><li>Onboarding has its own set of registrations and forms \u2014 and most of them are time-sensitive.<\/li><li>Monthly tasks repeat like clockwork: EPF, SOCSO, EIS, and PCB, every 15th.<\/li><li>Annual filings (EA, Form E, CP8D) cluster around Q1 \u2014 plan ahead.<\/li><li>Offboarding is not the finish line either \u2014 CP22A and CP21 still apply.<\/li><li>Missing any one step rarely causes chaos on its own. It&#8217;s usually the accumulation of small missed steps that turns into a real problem.<\/li><\/ul><p>None of this is meant to overwhelm you \u2014 it&#8217;s meant to make sure nothing catches you by surprise. Every employer who has been through this will tell you the same thing: it gets easier once it&#8217;s a system, not a scramble.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d629c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d629c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a25a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a25a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where QNE Cloud Payroll Fits Into All of This?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dafd68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dafd68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-Where-QNE-Cloud-Payroll-Fits-Into-All-of-This.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34314\" alt=\"Accounting Software Malaysia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-Where-QNE-Cloud-Payroll-Fits-Into-All-of-This.avif 1536w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-Where-QNE-Cloud-Payroll-Fits-Into-All-of-This-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-Where-QNE-Cloud-Payroll-Fits-Into-All-of-This-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/qne.cloud\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/HR-compliance-checklist-Where-QNE-Cloud-Payroll-Fits-Into-All-of-This-768x512.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d011a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d011a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reading this whole HR compliance checklist in one sitting is exactly why it can feel heavy. In practice, it&#8217;s spread out across a whole year \u2014 a few tasks at onboarding, a rhythm every month, a couple of filings once a year, and a short checklist whenever someone leaves. Spread out like that, it&#8217;s manageable. The real risk is trying to hold all of it in your head, or across five different spreadsheets, at once.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/payroll.qne.cloud\/#\/passport\/register\">QNE Cloud Payroll<\/a> was built around this exact lifecycle \u2014 not as an afterthought, but as the core of what it does. Instead of tracking EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, and every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasil.gov.my\/en\/forms\/download-forms\/download-form-other-forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LHDN form<\/a> separately, here&#8217;s what it quietly takes off your plate at each stage:<\/p><ul><li>Onboarding: new hires are set up with the correct EPF, SOCSO, EIS, and PCB categories from day one, so nothing from that first-30-days list gets missed.<\/li><li>Every month: EPF, SOCSO, EIS, and PCB are calculated automatically, with the 15th-of-the-month deadline flagged before it sneaks up on you.<\/li><li>Every year: your EA Form and Form E \/ CP8D data are generated directly from existing payroll records, instead of being rebuilt from scratch each February and March.<\/li><li>Offboarding: final pay, leave encashment, and last contributions stay accurate and ready, so a resignation doesn&#8217;t turn into a scramble.<\/li><\/ul><p>In short: this HR compliance checklist doesn&#8217;t have to live in your head, or across five different spreadsheets. It can just run \u2014 quietly, in the background, the way compliance should.<\/p><p>If any part of this HR compliance checklist felt like more than your current process can comfortably keep up with, that&#8217;s usually the clearest sign it&#8217;s worth a proper look at QNE Cloud Payroll.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0e140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac0e140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3968f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3968f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74960a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e74960a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2420\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2420\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What's the very first thing I need to do after hiring my first employee in Malaysia? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2420\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd73ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bd73ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9f4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa9f4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get their employment contract signed, then register your company for an employer tax file (&#8220;E&#8221; number) with LHDN before your first payroll run. From there, EPF registration follows within 7 days, and SOCSO\/EIS and Form CP22 follow within 30 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2421\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2421\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need to register for EPF and SOCSO if I only have one employee? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2421\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c14e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a3c14e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93eff29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93eff29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. EPF and SOCSO registration are mandatory from your very first hire, regardless of company size \u2014 there&#8217;s no employee-count threshold that exempts small employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2422\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2422\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who fills in Form TP1 and TP3 \u2014 me or the employee? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2422\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267d004 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"267d004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689adc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"689adc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The employee. TP1 declares their personal tax reliefs, and TP3 discloses any income earned earlier in the same year with a previous employer. As the employer, you simply collect, file, and use these forms to calculate accurate monthly tax deductions \u2014 you don&#8217;t submit them anywhere yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2423\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2423\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What happens if I miss the 15th-of-the-month deadline for EPF, SOCSO, or PCB? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2423\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bd7ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48bd7ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a465b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a465b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late submissions typically result in financial penalties and late payment surcharges, and repeated lapses can escalate into further statutory or legal consequences. There&#8217;s no grace period built in, which is why most companies treat the 15th as a hard internal cutoff.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2424\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2424\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What's the difference between CP22A and CP21? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2424\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f89644 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f89644\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56321db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56321db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CP22A applies to any employee who resigns, retires, or otherwise stops working for you. CP21 applies specifically when an employee is leaving Malaysia for more than three months \u2014 for example, emigrating for a new role abroad. Some resignations only need CP22A; others need CP21 as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2425\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2425\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When exactly do I need to issue Form EA and file Form E? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2425\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4be03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec4be03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9dab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9dab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Issue Form EA to each employee by the end of February every year. 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