Service tax 2024

Service tax at 8% from March 2024 In the 2024 budget, it was announced that service tax rate would be increased from the current 6% to 8% effective 1st March 2024. The increase of 2% does not apply to: The service tax rate for the above will remain at 6%. The scope of service tax…

ABSS Accounting v29.1 and ABSS Premier v24.1

The latest versions of ABSS Accounting and ABSS Premier, released on 6th September 2022, come with compliance updates, new features as well as enhancements. New feature Transaction Journal Vouchers Some accounting transactions are required to be approved. In these newly released versions, you can print out transaction vouchers for approval. These transactions include: You can…

What is ABSS?

ABSS is an accounting and payroll solution specifically designed for small and growing businesses. In South Asia, it was originally known as MYOB, but was rebranded as ABSS in January 2018. The ABSS accounting system is based on the same design and framework as MYOB, with similar user interfaces and functionality. ABSS Application Welcome Screen…

Budget 2022 highlights

EPF Increase tax relief up to RM4,000 for EPF contributors to cover voluntary contributions Minimum employee EPF contribution rate reduction from 11% to 9% to be extended up to June 2022 SOCSO Increase the salary ceiling of the insured from RM4,000 to RM5,000 to improve social security coverage for 9 million workers covered by SOCSO…

Is ABSS the same as MYOB?

We have often been asked “Is ABSS the same as MYOB?”. The answer is both yes and no. The same solution ABSS is generally the same as MYOB because it is the same solution, with similar user interfaces and functionality. Application Welcome Screen MYOB Accounting v24 ABSS Accounting v25 The Accounting welcome screen that you…

ABSS Payroll v13

Released August 2021 HRDF Compliance In March 2021, HRDF  coverage was expanded to cover all industries with 10 or more Malaysian  employees. Read more about this here Payroll v13 has been updated to comply with these requirements. Setup HRDF Contribution In the Command Centre, click on HRDF Contribution. Alternatively, click on Command Centre, Setup, then…

HRDF Levy

In March 2021, the existing HRDF levy was extended to cover all industries, with employees of 10 or more. Business that fall into this category are required to register and make contributions towards the HRD fund. The rate of levy depends on the number of Malaysian employees as follows: Number of employees Registration Rate of…