How do I make my company dormant properly?
There's no pause button. A company with no trading activity is 'dormant' as a description, not a registered status: the annual return, financial statements and tax filing obligations all continue. What dormancy does buy is audit exemption and minimal accounts, which keeps the annual cost to roughly RM3,000 rather than a trading company's bill.
Statutory figures: Companies Act 2016 SSM audit exemption directive
Also asked as: dormant status company; bekukan syarikat sementara; pause company malaysia; temporarily stop business sdn bhd.
The real question is usually how long. Dormant for a year while you regroup is sensible; dormant indefinitely means paying yearly to keep an entity you aren't using, and striking off is often the honest answer. We'll tell you which fits your case.
Key facts
- No registered 'dormant' status; obligations continue
- Dormant companies get audit exemption
- ~RM3,000/yr to keep compliant
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