Malta updates guidelines on the application of the notional interest deduction (NID) rules
On 8 August 2018, the Maltese Commissioner for Revenue published update guidelines on the application of the notional interest deduction (NID) rules. Under the NID, a Malta company or partnership, including a Malta permanent establishment of a
See MoreMalta ratifies MLI
On 27 April 2018, Legal Notice 142 of 2018, which ratifies the BEPS Multilateral Instrument (MLI) in Malta, was published in the Official Gazette No. 19,984. Malta now needs to deposit its instrument of ratification, approval or acceptance of the
See MoreMalta amends participation exemption rules
On 29th March 2018, Malta has published the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2018 (Act No. VII of 2018) in the Official Gazette. Some of the Key measures are introduced as the minimum holding percentage for the participation exemption for
See MoreMalta adopts new regulations concerning CbC reporting
On 6 December 2017, the Finance ministry adopted the Regulations concerning the cooperation with other countries on tax issues. It introduces the idea of "beneficial owner" who is an individual owns or controls the customer. For an entity, the
See MoreMalta to introduce equity funding deduction
On 5 October 2017 Malta published rules for a notional interest deduction on equity funding. The underlying idea is to align the tax cost of debt funding with that of equity - if the taxpayer so chooses, since the deduction will be optional. The
See MoreMalta: Budget for 2018
On 9th October 2017, the Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna presented the Budget for 2018. In this budget no new direct or indirect taxes were introduced, existing ones were left untouched. Major issues of budget for 2018 are following:
See MoreDouble tax treaty between Malta and Ukraine enters in to force
On 28 August 2017, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Malta and Ukraine was entered into force and it will apply from 1 January 2018. The agreement contains Dividends rate 5% for at least 20% holding; otherwise 15%, Interest rate 10% and
See MoreDTA signs between Botswana and Malta
On 2 October 2017, According to a press release of Maltese government, a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) has been signed with Botswana for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreDTA between Andorra and Malta enters into force
On 27 September 2017, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Andorra and Malta was entered into force and it will apply from 1 January 2018. The agreement contains Dividends rate 0%, Interest rate 0% and Royalties rate
See MoreMalta amendments fringe benefits rules
On 8 August 2017, the Minister for Finance (MoF) made amendments to Fringe Benefits Rules and Inland Revenue Department published a guide to provide explanations and instructions on the application of the Fringe Benefits Rules (SL 123.55). It
See MoreU.S. and Malta sign agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports
According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of the U.S. and Malta have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of
See MoreAndorra approves DTA with Malta
On 25 May 2017, the general council of Andorra approved the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Malta for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreUkraine ratifies the DTA with Malta
On 1 May 2017, Mr. Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine signed a law ratifying the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Malta. Under the provisions of the treaty, the withholding tax on dividend income shall not exceed 5% of the gross amount
See MoreUkraine: Parliament ratifies the double tax treaty with Malta
The Parliament of Ukraine on 13 April 2017 ratified the income and capital tax treaty with Malta. The Convention and the protocol to it were signed by the Government of Ukraine and the Government of Malta in September 2013. Under the provisions of
See MoreMalta, Singapore TIEA enters into force
On 31 January 2017, the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between Singapore and Malta was entered into force. This Agreement provides for the effective exchange of information regarding tax matters between the tax authorities including
See More7 more countries sign tax co-operation agreement to enable BEPS Action 13
According to a press release of 27 January 2017, published by the OECD, as part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), Gabon, Hungary, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius and the Russian Federation have
See MoreMalta: IRD issues Guidelines on use of Mutual Agreement Procedure
The Inland Revenue Department of Malta issued guidelines for the use of the Mutual Agreement Procedure under the provisions of Article 96(2) of the Income Tax Act (ITA), on 15 December 2016. The procedure permits the Malta Competent Authority to
See MoreMalta, Vietnam income tax treaty enters into force
On 25 November 2016, the income tax treaty between Malta and Vietnam was entered into force. This treaty will apply from 1 January
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