Malta’s AEOI Portal and SFTP reporting facilities will stop accepting CRS submissions from 19 November 2026 while the reporting infrastructure is updated to support XML Schema V3.0. Reopening is planned for 1 March 2027.
The Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) has informed Reporting Financial Institutions that, due to the implementation of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) XML Schema V3.0 in 2027, all outstanding CRS submissions and any correction files relating to reporting period 2025 or earlier must be submitted by 18 November 2026.
The requirement applies to all reporting channels, including submissions made through the AEOI Portal and those submitted via Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).
To facilitate the transition to the new schema version, the AEOI Portal and SFTP reporting facilities will no longer accept CRS submissions from 19 November 2026. During this period, the reporting infrastructure will be updated to support submissions using CRS XML Schema V3.0.
The authority strongly encourages Financial Institutions to review their reporting records and ensure that any missing submissions or corrections are submitted before the deadline.
The MTCA noted that any corrections or previously omitted CRS reports relating to reporting period 2025 or earlier that are not submitted by 18 November 2026 will need to be filed in 2027 using CRS XML Schema V3.0.
It is currently planned that the AEOI reporting facilities, including both the AEOI Portal and the SFTP submission channel, will become operational again by 1 March 2027. Financial Institutions will then be able to submit CRS reports and correction files using the new XML Schema V3.0.
