Proposal for Head Office Tax system for SMEs

The European Commission has released a proposed Directive which introduces the concept of Head Office Taxation, giving SMEs operating cross-border through permanent establishments the option to interact with only one tax administration instead of having to comply with multiple tax systems. In terms of this...

Reduced rate of tax for income from artistic activities

The MTCA has announced the publication of guidance on the 7.5% rate of tax applicable to income from certain artistic activities pursuant to article 56(26A) of the Income Tax Act (CAP 123). Guidance on the scope of the reduced rate, eligibility and the application process...

DAC 7 Guidelines updated

The Malta Tax & Customs Administration (MTCA) has announced that Version 1.1 of the DAC 7 guidelines has been issued with updates to Section 6.1. View the updated guidelines here​....

MTCA acceptance of Digitally Signed Documents

The Commissioner for Tax and Customs has announced that as from 21 August 2023, documents that are required to be submitted to the Malta Tax & Customs Administration (MTCA) in paper format with a wet ink signature, will also start to be accepted in soft...

Personal Tax Return Deadline extended

The Malta Tax and Customs Administration has announced that the deadline for the electronic filing and payment of income tax returns for individuals (YA 2023) has been extended to 4 August 2023. source: cfr.gov.mt  ...

YA 2023 Tax Return for Fiscal Units

The Commissioner for Revenue has announced that the facility to upload and submit the income tax return and the supplemental document for Year of Assessment 2023 in respect of a fiscal unit is now available.​​ The deadline for the electronic filing of the Year of Assessment...

Commissioner for Revenue becomes Commissioner for Tax & Customs

ACT No. XXVII of 2023 has revised the Commissioner for Revenue Act (CAP 517). Amongst the changes is the redesignation of the Commissioner for Revenue as the Commissioner for Tax & Customs. Furthermore, pursuant to the changes, all references to the Office of the Commissioner...

Online Submission of a further return

The Office of the Commissioner for Revenue has announced that the electronic further return (AF2) pertaining to companies/entities is available on the Income Tax Services Online. A user manual is available for download here​....

DAC7 Guidelines

The Office of the CfR has published guidelines on reporting framework for Platform Operators (Council Directive (EU) 2021/514 of 22 March 2021 - DAC 7) contained in the Cooperation with other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters Regulations (S.L. 123. 127). View version 1.0 of the Guidelines here....