# SSM — Companies Commission of Malaysia

> Agency entity page for Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia — its statutory basis, the registers and statutes it administers, the portals it runs, and the articles that explain each of its processes.

- Category: government
- Language: en
- Status: published
- Updated: 2026-07-20
- Canonical: https://negaraku.md/en/government/ssm

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## At a glance

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| --- | --- |
| Full name | Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia / Companies Commission of Malaysia |
| Type | Statutory body |
| Enabling statute | Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001 (Act 614) |
| Assent / publication | 6 September 2001 / 27 September 2001 |
| Commencement | 16 April 2002, by P.U.(B) 127/2002 |
| Reports to | Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living |
| Website | `ssm.com.my` |

## What it administers

| Statute | Subject |
| --- | --- |
| Companies Act 2016 (Act 777) | Companies, directors, filings, charges, winding up |
| Registration of Businesses Act 1956 | Sole proprietorships and partnerships |
| Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2012 | LLPs |
| Interest Schemes Act 2016 | Interest schemes |
| Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001 | The Commission's own powers and functions |

## Portals it runs

- **MyCoID** — incorporation and company filings for companies and LLPs.
- **EzBiz** — registration and renewal for businesses under the ROB Act 1956.
- **MBRS 2.0** — XBRL lodgement of annual returns, financial statements and
  exemption certificates, phased in from 1 December 2024.
- **e-BOS** — the beneficial ownership reporting system.
- **Company search / e-Info** — public verification of registered entities.

## The thing to know about SSM's rules

**Practice Directives carry operative rules the Act text does not.** This is not a
technicality; it is the difference between a correct answer and an expensive one:

| Rule | Where it actually lives |
| --- | --- |
| Audit exemption qualifying criteria and thresholds | Practice Directive 10/2024 |
| Late lodgement penalty bands | Practice Directive 1/2017, revised 1 October 2024 |
| Extension of time lead times | Practice Note 3/2018 |
| Beneficial ownership clocks and transition | Practice Directive 9/2024, revised 27 May 2024 |

None of those figures appear in the sections of Act 777. Anyone answering an SSM
question from the Act alone is answering from an incomplete source.

## Where the practical rules live

| Topic | Article |
| --- | --- |
| The statute | [Companies Act 2016](/en/law/companies-act-2016) |
| Incorporating a company | [Register a Sdn Bhd](/en/business/register-sdn-bhd) |
| Registering an enterprise | [Register an enterprise on EzBiz](/en/business/register-enterprise-ezbiz) |
| Fees | [SSM fees](/en/company-secretary/ssm-fees-malaysia) |
| Late lodgement penalties | [SSM late lodgement fees](/en/company-secretary/ssm-late-lodgement-fees) |
| XBRL lodgement | [MBRS 2.0](/en/company-secretary/mbrs-2) |

## Sources

- Act 614 — Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001 — https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-detail.php?act=614 (Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia)
- Companies Act 2016 — legal framework — https://www.ssm.com.my/Pages/Legal_Framework/Companies-Act-2016.aspx (SSM)
- Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia — https://www.ssm.com.my/ (SSM)

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