Can my Sdn Bhd pay me a salary?
Yes — director's remuneration is the standard way owners take money out. Salary is a deductible expense for the company and taxable as your personal income, with EPF and SOCSO obligations attaching once you're on payroll. The salary-versus-dividend mix is a planning question that depends on your personal bracket, reliefs and what the company retains.
Sources: Income Tax Act 1967EPF Act 1991
Also asked as: director salary own company; pay myself sdn bhd; gaji pengarah sendiri; director remuneration tax.
Set the payroll up properly from the first month — backdating salary at year end to fix a tax position is the kind of shortcut LHDN notices. Our panel accountants handle director payroll for most clients.
Key facts
- Salary deductible to company, taxable to you
- EPF/SOCSO attach to director salary under contract of service
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