What is Malaysia Digital Status?
The Malaysian Government, through MDEC, will award Malaysia Digital Status to eligible companies to participate and undertake any of Malaysia Digital’s activities.
Malaysia Digital Status companies will be entitled to a set of incentives, rights and privileges from the Government, subject to necessary approvals, compliance of applicable conditions, laws and regulations.With greater flexibility and agility in our offerings, Malaysia Digital Status companies can operate, grow, expand, or invest anywhere in Malaysia.
Energising the Nation’s Digital Economy
Malaysia Digital will continue to drive the nation’s Digital Economy to new heights, built on a foundation that has been laid by MSC Malaysia. With over 2,700 companies and counting, the MSC Status is now known as Malaysia Digital Status.
The Malaysia Digital family is expanding across all sectors of the economy while opening access to exclusive facilitation on relevant offerings to digital companies to be part of the thriving ecosystem.
4,726
Number of awarded MSC Malaysia status companies
2,708
Number of active MSC Malaysia status companies (as of Dec 2021)
RM384B
Investment recorded as of Dec 2020
RM588B
Revenue generated as of Dec 2020
RM212B
Export generated as of Dec 2020
184,030
Number of jobs created as of Dec 2020

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for the award of Malaysia Digital Status, a company is required to meet the following criteria:
- Incorporated under the Companies Act 2016 and resident in Malaysia
- Proposing to carry out or is currently carrying out one or more of the Malaysia Digital activities.
Conditions of Malaysia Digital Status
Conditions to be complied within 12 months from date of award of Malaysia Digital Status:
Activity
Commencement of operation and undertaking of the Malaysia Digital Approved Activities in Malaysia
Knowledge Workers
Minimum 2 full-time employees (comprising knowledge workers) with minimum average monthly base salary of Ringgit Malaysia Five Thousand (RM5,000.00), employed for the Malaysia Digital Approved Activities
Operating Expenditure
Minimum annual operating expenditure of Ringgit Malaysia Fifty Thousand (RM50,000.00) incurred for the Malaysia Digital Approved Activities
Paid-up Capital
Minimum of Ringgit Malaysia One Thousand (RM1,000.00)
Application Process
Application Submission
Step 1 of 4
Applicant
- Applicant is to register at Malaysia Digital Platform and complete the online application form within 30 days from the registration date. No extension is allowed.
- Applicant may request for a consultation before applying for MD Status by sending email to [email protected].
Application Acceptance
Step 2 of 4
MDEC
- An acknowledgment receipt will be sent to applicant’s registered email upon acceptance of the complete application submission.
- Application will be reviewed for a preliminary check on the tax incentive eligibility.
- Unsuccessful preliminary check will be rejected. Applicant may re-apply subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
- An acknowledgment receipt will be sent to applicant’s registered email upon successful preliminary check of their application.
Evaluation & Assessment
Step 3 of 4
MDEC
- A Business Analyst will be auto assigned to evaluate applicant’s application.
- At this stage, applicant is to provide additional information and/or present the proposed activities to Business Analyst to support the application, where necessary.
- Applicant is required to make a payment of the following processing fees:
- Malaysia Digital Status - RM1,060 (including SST); or
- Malaysia Digital Status with Tax Incentive – RM2,120 (including SST) within 30 days and no extension is allowed. The processing fee payment is non-refundable.
- The application will be presented in the Deliberation meeting with relevant stakeholders.
- A notification email will be sent to applicant’s registered email upon successful evaluation.
Application Submission
Step 4 of 4
MD-CC/NCI
Malaysia Digital Status
- The application will be presented to the Malaysia Digital - Coordination Committee (MD-CC)
- Upon MD-CC decision, the decision (approval/ rejection) letter will be issued by MDEC to the respective companies.
- Upon acceptance of the approval letter, MD Digital Certificate will be issued to the company by MDEC for new application.
Tax Incentive (Optional)
- The application will be presented to National Committee on Investment (NCI).
- Upon NCI decision, the decision (approval/ rejection) letter will be issued by MIDA to companies.
- If rejected, applicant may re-apply subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
Malaysia Digital Highlights
November 2021
Submission deadline for the application for transition under services incentive is extended to 31 december 2021
April 2020
Temporary waiver of the location condition under the conditions of grant of MSC malaysia status
March 2020
Temporary waiver of the location condition under the conditions of grant of msc malaysia status
Dec 2019
Withdrawal of withholding tax exemption for income received from MSC malaysia status companies
Dec 2019
Update on MSC malaysia status tax incentive: guidelines for existing MSC malaysia status companies (services)
December 2019
Guidelines on MSC malaysia financial incentives (services incentive – income tax exemption)
December 2019
Guidelines on msc malaysia financial incentives (grandfathering and transition under services incentive)
Apply for Malaysia Digital Status
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