Only if annual turnover is RM3 million or more. From 1 September 2026 LHDN raised the exemption threshold from RM1 million to RM3 million, so most single-outlet salons are now exempt unless a corporate shareholder, holding company or related company turns over RM3 million or more. Salons in scope submit through MyInvois, and walk-in clients who do not request a tax invoice can be covered by a monthly consolidated e-invoice.
Compliance guide
e-Invoice for salons and aesthetic clinics in Malaysia: the LHDN MyInvois guide (2026)
e-Invoicing for salons in Malaysia changed twice in a year. Phase 4 went live on 1 January 2026, and from 1 September 2026 the exemption threshold rose to RM3 million in annual turnover, which takes many single-outlet salons out of scope. For the salons, spas and barbershops still in it, the tricky parts are walk-in clients, consolidated invoices and big package sales. Here is who must comply, the deadlines that matter at the counter, and how to set it up.
Quick answer
A salon in Malaysia must issue e-invoices through LHDN’s MyInvois if its annual turnover is RM3 million or more — the exemption threshold was raised from RM1 million with effect from 1 September 2026, and salons below it (unless tied to a larger group) no longer have to. For salons in scope, walk-in clients who do not request a tax invoice can go on one consolidated e-invoice per month, submitted within seven days after month end, but any single sale above RM10,000 — a large treatment package, for example — needs its own e-invoice. LABÉAU issues both individual validated e-invoices and consolidated walk-in e-invoices directly from checkout, with no separate portal — as do TunaiPro, Bookit, Aoikumo and StoreHub to varying degrees. Fresha does not support LHDN e-invoicing.
Last updated 14 October 2026 · Written and maintained by the LABÉAU team, Kuala Lumpur
Does your salon need to e-invoice? The 2026 thresholds
MyInvois was phased in by annual turnover, based on the 2022 financial year (or later revenue for businesses started after that). The last phase covered businesses with turnover up to RM5 million from 1 January 2026, with a relaxation period that lets them issue consolidated e-invoices while they adjust.
On 30 August 2026 LHDN published guideline version 4.8, raising the exemption threshold from RM1 million to RM3 million with effect from 1 September 2026. A salon, spa or barbershop turning over less than RM3 million a year is now exempt, and one that started issuing e-invoices in January can stop without applying to LHDN. The exemption does not apply where a corporate shareholder, holding company, related company or joint venture partner has turnover of RM3 million or more — which catches some franchise and group-owned outlets. Once a business is in scope, its implementation date is not reset if revenue later falls.
Turnover of RM3 million or more: in scope — issue e-invoices through MyInvois.
Turnover below RM3 million, independently owned: exempt from 1 September 2026; voluntary participation is encouraged by the government.
Below RM3 million but part of a larger group: check the related-company rule with your accountant before stopping.
Opening a new salon: the threshold is tested on your revenue, so plan for e-invoicing if you expect to grow past RM3 million.
The deadlines and limits that matter at the counter
Three rules decide how e-invoicing actually runs in a salon day. Get these right in the system once and the front desk rarely has to think about them.
Walk-ins: sales to clients who do not ask for an e-invoice can be combined into one consolidated e-invoice per month, submitted to MyInvois within seven calendar days after the month ends (March sales by 7 April).
The RM10,000 rule: since 1 January 2026, any single transaction above RM10,000 must have its own e-invoice and cannot be consolidated — this applies to large aesthetic courses and prepaid packages, and is not eased by the relaxation period.
Buyer requests: a client who asks for an e-invoice (often a company paying for staff treatments) needs their TIN and details captured at checkout, and a validated individual e-invoice.
Refunds and cancelled packages: issue a credit or refund note against the original e-invoice rather than deleting the sale.
Penalties: failing to issue an e-invoice can carry a fine of RM200 to RM20,000 per offence and up to six months’ imprisonment under the Income Tax Act 1967.
Setting up e-invoicing in a salon, step by step
1. Confirm whether you are in scope: check your annual turnover against the RM3 million threshold and the related-company rule with your accountant.
2. Log in to MyTax and open the MyInvois portal with your business TIN; authorise your POS or software as the intermediary that submits on your behalf.
3. Set up your services, packages and retail items in the POS with the right classification, so every sale carries the data MyInvois expects.
4. Train the front desk on one question at checkout: does the client want an e-invoice? If yes, capture their TIN and details there and then.
5. Flag high-value sales: any single sale above RM10,000 is issued individually.
6. At month end, submit the consolidated e-invoice for walk-in sales within seven days, and reconcile it against the sales report.
7. Keep refunds, package cancellations and adjustments as credit or refund notes, so the audit trail stays complete.
e-Invoicing for aesthetic clinics in Malaysia
Aesthetic and beauty clinics follow the same MyInvois rules as salons, including the RM3 million exemption threshold from 1 September 2026. What differs is the shape of the sales. A clinic sells fewer, larger tickets, so more of its revenue lands on the rules that walk-in haircuts never touch.
Treatment courses: a laser or skin course paid upfront above RM10,000 needs its own e-invoice. It cannot go on the monthly consolidated e-invoice.
Group ownership: clinic chains and doctor-led groups often sit under a holding company. If a related company turns over RM3 million or more, a smaller outlet stays in scope.
Corporate and insurance payers: when a company pays for a client’s treatment, capture its TIN at checkout and issue an individual validated e-invoice.
Unused sessions: when a course is cancelled or partly refunded, issue a credit or refund note against the original e-invoice.
What MyInvois means for a salon
Under MyInvois, businesses in scope must submit e-invoices to LHDN for validation. For salons and spas, most transactions are walk-ins who do not request a full tax invoice — these can be issued as a consolidated e-invoice covering a period, rather than one e-invoice per haircut.
Validated e-invoices for clients who request them.
Consolidated e-invoices for walk-in transactions.
Correct buyer details captured at checkout when needed.
A clean digital record for your accountant and audits.
Credit notes handled properly when a service is refunded or a package cancelled.
The three things salons get wrong
First, treating it as the accountant’s problem. The data MyInvois needs — buyer TIN, correct classification, the right tax treatment — is captured at the counter or not at all. A bookkeeper cannot reconstruct in March what the front desk failed to ask for in January.
Second, running e-invoicing outside the POS. Re-typing the day’s sales into a separate portal is slow, and on a busy Saturday it is the task that gets skipped. Compliance has to be a by-product of ringing up the sale.
Third, forgetting packages and prepaid credit. A ten-session package sold in one month and consumed over six raises a real question about when revenue is recognised and what is invoiced when. A system that models packages properly answers it consistently; a spreadsheet does not.
How LABÉAU handles LHDN e-invoicing
LABÉAU has LHDN e-invoicing built into checkout, so a sale becomes a submitted e-invoice without re-typing into a separate portal. It supports both individual and consolidated walk-in e-invoices without slowing the front desk.
Because the same platform also covers Singapore’s IRAS requirements, a group operating on both sides of the causeway does not need one system per jurisdiction.
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LHDN e-invoice support across salon systems
| System | MyInvois submission | Consolidated walk-ins | At point of sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABÉAU | Built in | Yes | Yes |
| TunaiPro | Yes | Varies | Yes |
| Bookit | Yes | Varies | Yes |
| Aoikumo | Yes | Varies | Yes |
| SiteHair | Yes | Varies | Yes |
| StoreHub | Yes | Varies | Yes |
| Fresha | No | No | No |
Indicative as of September 2026 — confirm current capability directly with each vendor before relying on it for compliance.
The bottom line
Salons and spas do not need a separate accounting portal for MyInvois. With LABÉAU, e-invoicing happens at the point of sale — including consolidated invoices for walk-ins — so the e-invoice is done when the sale is, without extra admin.
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Under LHDN’s guideline version 4.8, a business that qualifies for the exemption can discontinue e-invoicing without a separate application. The government still encourages voluntary participation, and some salons keep it running because corporate clients ask for e-invoices. Confirm with your accountant that the related-company rule does not apply to you before switching off.
The same RM3 million turnover threshold applies to aesthetic clinics as to salons from 1 September 2026, and so does the related-company rule, which keeps many chain and group-owned clinics in scope. A clinic in scope must give any single sale above RM10,000, such as a prepaid treatment course, its own e-invoice. LABÉAU issues individual and consolidated MyInvois e-invoices from checkout.
Within seven calendar days after the end of the month — sales made in March go on a consolidated e-invoice submitted by 7 April. A POS that builds the consolidated e-invoice from the day’s sales removes the month-end scramble.
Since 1 January 2026, a single transaction above RM10,000 cannot be placed on a consolidated e-invoice; it needs its own e-invoice, and the relaxation period does not change that. For salons and aesthetic clinics this mostly affects large prepaid packages and treatment courses paid in one go.
LABÉAU supports consolidated e-invoices for walk-in transactions and individual validated e-invoices for clients who request them — all from the checkout, with no separate portal.
LABÉAU, TunaiPro, Bookit, Aoikumo and StoreHub all support LHDN MyInvois to varying degrees, and Zenoti offers it through a partner integration. Fresha does not. The detail that matters for a salon is consolidated walk-in e-invoices — confirm that specifically, not just "e-invoice support".
Non-compliance exposes the business to penalties under the Income Tax Act and, more practically, to an unreconstructable audit trail. Because the required buyer and classification data is captured at the counter, a salon that delays cannot retrospectively fix months of missing records — which is why doing it at the point of sale matters more than doing it early.
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