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Continue reading →: (Tax Update) “If you still think tax audit is random, this mindset may cost your business.”
After that CTIM webinar, one thought kept hitting me. Many SME bosses may already be standing at the door of tax risk without even realising it. On 11/3/2026, I attended a 1-hour CTIM webinar. The speaker was Mr Lee Seong Cheng from LHDN. The moderator was Mr Harvindar Singh. I…
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Continue reading →: (TAX UPDATE) Understanding the Benefits of a Manufacturing License in Malaysia
Manufacturing companies operating in Malaysia may be required to obtain a Manufacturing License (ML) from Malaysian Investment Development Authority depending on their scale of operations. Beyond regulatory compliance, the Manufacturing License serves as a strategic gateway to various government incentives, import duty exemptions and regulatory facilitation for manufacturers. For investors…
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Continue reading →: (Tax Update) Establishing a Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia
Foreign Investors Often Ask Me One Question:“Why does factory setup in Malaysia take longer than expected?” After more than 30 years working with manufacturing and logistics compliance, I have noticed something interesting. Most delays are not caused by machinery installation or production capability. They are caused by regulatory planning that…
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Continue reading →: Peak Season. AI Automation Project. Wrong Timing?
“Boss… are we really starting an AI project on March when we are in peak?” That was the first question my team asked when I annouced before CNY on this AI project. Honestly…Last night I asked myself the same question. Today is the first day of our AI automation project…
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Continue reading →: Behind Every Working Mother, There Is A Story We Don’t See
Some people in the office never complain. They just come to work every day.Quietly doing their job. Until one day… you hear their real story. This International Women’s Day, I sat down with Farina, one of the dedicated team members at KTP & Company PLT. Most people in the office…
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Continue reading →: I Gave My Team One Tax Question. They Had Three Hours Training.
Last Friday morning I sent one WhatsApp to my team irrespective of position. Just one question.“Is a forfeited property deposit taxable for an Investment Holding Company?” And one instruction. Email me the answer before lunch in one hour duration Many people think training means seminar. PowerPoint.One full-day workshop. In my…
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Continue reading →: (TAX UPDATE) Why are taxes more complicated when the company isn’t even doing business?
“Boss, business already stop.Factory I keep under the Sdn Bhd first. Should be okay, right?” A lot of SME owners get into trouble because of this one line: “Should be okay.” Last month, one client stopped his manufacturing business because market was bad. Business stopped.Factory still there.Sdn Bhd still there.…
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Continue reading →: DIY Stamping
My golf buddy’s WhatsApp is every SME boss’s future problem. Weekend morning.My golfing friend texted me :“Bro… my son got local uni offer already.” I replied: “Congrats!” Then he sent the next line: “Uni ask me to stamp the admission agreement… what is this explanatory note? How to do?”That happiness…
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Continue reading →: Convert Staff to Subcontractors?
“Boss, I want to convert all my employees into subcontractors.” Last week after CNY. He sounded practical. Not emotional.“Market slow. If convert, I save EPF employer portion, SOCSO, all statutory cost. Every month few thousand.” I didn’t react. I asked him slowly. “They report at 9am?” “Yes.” “Punch card?” “Yes.”…
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Continue reading →: We Sat in the Same AI Class. Today He Is My AI Consultant.
“Mr Koh, you really want to build AI… or just attend class?” asked by Wei Khjan Chan He asked very calmly.That one hurt a bit. We both attended a 2-day AI Engineering class in early 2025. Same classroom.Same slides.Same excitement. After class finish, our path slowly separate. He became Manus…
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I’m Koh Teck Peng
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