SDSAS Is Here — Are You Stamping the Right Documents?

Since the implementation of the Stamp Duty Self-Assessment System (SDSAS), many businesses have focused on stamping employment contract.

But what about other employment-related documents?

In practice, many employers overlook workplace instruments that seem like “minor internal notices” but are actually legally binding agreements, such as:

📌role revision & secondment letters

📌 incentive or bonus agreements

📌settlement agreements

Because they “look like internal notices”.

You may have thought:

“Is a salary increment letter really subject to stamp duty?”

“The employee has already resigned — so stamping is no longer required, right?”

However, under stamp duty rules administered by LHDN, the obligation to stamp depends on the nature of the instrument — not whether the employee is still in service.

Some documents that appear administrative may still fall within stampable categories.

When such instruments are not properly stamped, it may create uncertainty in areas such as:

✔Effective dates

✔ Revised terms

✔ Enforceability in certain situations

📅Date: 18 March 2026

⏰ Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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