Self-billed e-Invoice
Purpose
- Issue the e-Invoice as the buyer when IRBM requires a self-billed e-Invoice. You are proving your expense (or other listed case), not waiting for the other party to submit a sales e-Invoice to you.
- Typical cases in the loaded Q&A: payments to agents, foreign suppliers, commission to an introducer after the job, profit distribution, e-commerce (platform to seller), betting and gaming payouts, and acquisitions from individual taxpayers. Full list: IRBM e-Invoice Specific Guideline Section 8.3. See e-Invoice FAQ.
- Do not self-bill only because a Malaysian supplier did not send you an e-Invoice.
Menu path
- E Invoice → Self-Billed E invoice.
- From the green file-plus menu: Self-Billed Invoice (credit bill you still owe — same idea as a purchase invoice); Self-Billed Cash Invoice (paid now); Self-Billed Credit Note; Self-Billed Debit Note; Self-Billed Payment (cash-book payment).
- You can also tick self-billed on a Purchase Invoice, Cash Purchase, supplier credit or debit note, or cash-book Payment (Pay To = that supplier) and submit from those listings. See Purchase invoice, Cash purchase, Supplier refund, debit note, credit note, and Cash book listing.
- Listing toolbar: Edit, Delete, print, export, Submit E Invoice, Cancel E Invoice, Refresh E-Invoice Status.
Assistant
- Record a supplier bill, Pay a supplier, or Record an expense can mark a payment self-billed when the phrase matches (commission, agent, foreign supplier, and similar). Confirm accounts before post, then submit from the listing or Submit e-Invoice. Chat submit includes self-billed PI, CP, SC, SD, and CB. See Submit and check status.
- There is no chip named “Self-Billed Invoice”. Ask “how to create self-billed e-invoice” for this page.
- Edit supplier e-Invoice stores the supplier TIN. See Buyer and supplier TIN.
- Do not invent a self-bill category in chat (for example a free-text “Self-Billed Commission” label). Use the real document types above.
Before you start
- Company profile and LHDN Client ID. See LHDN Client ID.
- Supplier exists with E-Invoice Category and TIN. Foreign supplier with no TIN: EI00000000030. See Buyer and supplier TIN.
- Pay To or supplier on the document is that supplier. Cash-book self-bill will refuse a mismatched Pay To.
- IRBM actually requires self-bill for this transaction (Section 8.3). When in doubt, ask a what is question or your accountant. See e-Invoice FAQ.
- Classification on the line (commission, e-commerce self-bill, and other codes on the product or line). See Categories and products.
Create from Self-Billed Listing
- E Invoice → Self-Billed E invoice.
- Open the green file-plus and pick Self-Billed Invoice (or Cash Invoice, Credit Note, Debit Note, or Payment).
- Select the Supplier. Address and e-Invoice category come from the master.
- Date today or earlier. Leave the number blank for Next No.
- Enter lines: description, qty, price, Account, tax, Classification Code.
- Click Save.
- Back on the listing, select the row → Submit E Invoice.
- Refresh E-Invoice Status until Valid or Invalid.
Create from Purchase or Cash Book
- Create a Purchase Invoice, Cash Purchase, or cash-book Payment with the supplier and the self-billed flag or self-billed submit. See Purchase invoice, Cash purchase, and Cash book payment.
- Save.
- On that listing (or Self-Billed Listing), Submit E Invoice (or Submit Self-Billed E Invoice on cash book).
Assistant — bill or payment, then submit
- Record a supplier bill (or the payment or expense phrase that is self-billed).
- Confirm and Save.
- Submit e-Invoice → pick the PI or CB → yes.
Who you are on the document
- On a normal sales e-Invoice, you are the supplier and the customer is the buyer.
- On a self-billed e-Invoice, you still submit, but you stand in for the other party as the issuer of their invoice to you. KinraSoft sends it as a Self-billed Invoice (or self-billed credit note, debit note, or refund). E Invoice Listing shows those doc types and swaps supplier and buyer names so the listing stays readable.
- Consolidation generally does not apply to self-billed e-Invoice except the narrow cases in the IRBM guideline. Prefer individual submit. See Consolidated e-Invoice.
Common self-bill jobs
- Commission to an introducer after the job. Self-billed invoice or self-billed payment. Supplier = introducer (often an individual). See Buyer and supplier TIN.
- Payment to an agent. Self-billed invoice or payment. Agent as supplier.
- Purchase from a foreign supplier (no Malaysian e-Invoice). Self-billed purchase invoice or cash purchase. EI00000000030 if they have no TIN.
- Buy from a Malaysian individual (guideline case). Self-billed. EI00000000010 plus NRIC.
- Malaysian company already issues e-Invoice to you. Do not self-bill. Download Received on E Invoice Listing. See Submit and check status.
- Issuance of self-billed e-Invoice is only permitted for circumstances in Section 8.3 of the e-Invoice Specific Guideline. “My supplier did not issue” is not enough.
If something goes wrong
- Submit refused — supplier TIN. Edit supplier e-Invoice. Foreign: EI00000000030. See Buyer and supplier TIN.
- Cash-book self-bill refused. Pay To must be the supplier with TIN and category.
- No self-billed document found. The row is not flagged self-billed, or it is already submitted. Open Self-Billed Listing and select the right rows.
- Chat invented a category name. Use Self-Billed Invoice or Payment on the menu, or a real expense or bill wizard.
- Malaysian supplier already sent an e-Invoice. Use E Invoice Listing → Received. Do not create a second self-bill.
- Invalid after submit. Fix supplier address, TIN, or classification, then submit again (or cancel within 72 hours).
- Cannot delete. Status is Submitted or Valid. Cancel or issue a credit note. See Cash book listing, Purchase invoice, and after validation.