Malta publishes summary of new income tax legislation for 2024
Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has released a note providing a summary of subsidiary legislation (legal notices) enacted under the Income Tax Acts from January to April, 2024. Overview of newly published legal notices Deduction (Income
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Bulgaria and Malta approve revised income tax treaty
The caretaker government of Bulgaria approved an amendment to the draft income tax treaty with Malta, authorising the Minister of Finance to sign the agreement, on Wednesday, 15 May, 2024. The initial draft, approved on 8 July, 2020, and
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Malta implements new tax measures in 2024 budget
Malta’s Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024, is ushering in a series of amendments to various fiscal laws, including the Income Tax Act, Income Tax Management Act, Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, and Value Added Tax (VAT) Act; signalling
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Malta enacts 2024 budget act with full intellectual property expense deduction
On 2 April 2024, Malta released the Budget Measures Implementation Act 2024 which includes a main income tax provision for deducting expenditures of a capital nature on intellectual property or intellectual property rights. This Act applies from the
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Malta publishes guidance note on pillar 2 global minimum tax
Malta's Commissioner for Revenue released a Guidance Note on the European Union Global Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups Regulations 2024. This guide clarifies Malta’s partial
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Malta: Deadline extended for e-filing of corporate tax returns in 2024
On 28 February 2024, Malta’s Commissioner for Tax and Customs announced that it extended the deadlines for the electronic filing of income tax returns for companies in 2024. The updated deadlines for manual and electronic filing return deadlines
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Malta to partly enact pillar 2 global minimum tax
On 20 February 2024, Malta published Legal Notice No. 32 of 2024 in the Official Gazette, which outlines the provisions of the global minimum level of taxation for multinational enterprise groups and large-scale domestic groups in the European Union
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Malta Issues guidelines on reduced VAT on pleasure boat hiring
On 31 January 2024, Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue issued Guidelines for the application of the 12% VAT rate on the hiring of pleasure boats. This follows after the recent amendments to the Value Added Tax Act, which extended the 12% VAT rate to
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Malta issues news guidelines on tax incentives for investment services and insurance expats
On 22 January 2024, Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue released the updated guideline regarding the tax benefits available to investment services and insurance expatriates under Article 6 of the Income Tax Act. The objective of the tax benefits of
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Malta issues guidelines for transfer pricing rules
On 19 January 2024, Malta's Commissioner for Revenue published Guidelines in relation to the Transfer Pricing Rules. These guidelines are issued in terms of Article 96(2) of the Income Tax Act (Chapter 123 of the Laws of Malta) and are to be read in
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Malta grants full deduction for IP expenditure from 2024
On 28 December 2023, Malta's Commissioner for Revenue declared that starting in 2024, taxpayers can fully deduct any expenditure of a capital nature related to intellectual property or intellectual property rights. The Commissioner for Tax and
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Malta releases guidelines about notional interest deduction (NID) rules
On 20 December 2023, Malta's Commissioner for Revenue published Version 1.1 of the Guidelines in Relation to the Notional Interest Deduction (NID) Rules. The Version 1.1 updates the sections regarding notional interest deduction (NID) approval,
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Malta: CfTC launches DAC7 registration portal
On 9 November 2023, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs (CfTC) of Malta launched the registration portal on the reporting obligations of Digital Platform Operators imposed by DAC7 (Council Directive (EU) 2021/514). A Platform Operator must
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Malta pushes back initial DAC7 registration deadline
On 27 October 2023, the Maltese Commissioner for Tax and Customs notified that Version 1.2 of the updated guidelines on the reporting obligations of Digital Platform Operators imposed by DAC7 (Council Directive (EU) 2021/514), has been issued
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Malta: CFR updates guidelines on the reporting obligations of DAC7
On 31 August 2023, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue (CFR) updated guidelines in relation to the reporting obligations of Digital Platform Operators (DAC7). The DAC7 requirements come into effect on 1 January 2023 into Maltese domestic law. The
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Malta: CFR issued guidelines on the reporting obligations of DAC7
On 23 June 2023, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue (CFR) published a set of guidelines in relation to the reporting obligations of Digital Platform Operators (DAC7). The DAC7 requirements come into effect on 1 January 2023 into Maltese domestic
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Malta: CFR notifies electronic corporate tax return for year of assessment 2023
On 8 June 2023, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue (CFR) notified that the year of assessment 2023 electronic corporate income tax return is now available on online services. The supplemental document in case of a Fiscal Unit will be available for
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Malta: CFR updates FAQs on DAC6
On 13 April 2023, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue (CFR) updated “frequently asked questions” (FAQs) on the Mandatory Automatic Exchange of Information in relation to Cross-Border Arrangements (DAC6). Accordingly, the following questions
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