COVID-19: Payment deadline for deferred taxes

Further to the extension of the tax deferral scheme announced last month, the Commissioner for Revenue guidance has been updated to include the settlement deadline. In terms of the guidance, which was updated earlier today, the eligible taxes are to be settled by 31 October 2020.   source: cfr.gov.mt...

EU Commission proposes deferment of filing deadlines under DAC

The Commission has published a proposal for the deferment of certain deadlines for filing and exchanging information under the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC). The proposed Directive proposes changes to certain time limits for filing and exchanging information under Council Directive 2011/16/EU, more specifically concerning information on financial...

Corporate Tax Returns YA2020

The Office of the Commissioner for Revenue has announced that the year of assessment 2020 electronic income tax return for companies is now available on the CfR online services. Furthermore, the deadlines for the electronic filing of income tax returns for companies have been extended. This...

Company Tax Returns: online submission deadlines extended

The Office of the CfR has announced that the deadlines for the electronic filing of income tax returns for companies have been extended. These extensions apply only to the electronic filing of tax returns, and not to tax payments. Financial Year Ending Manual Return Deadline Web Submission Extension Deadline 31st January 2019 31st March 2020 31/07/2020 28th February...

MBR Notice: Register of Beneficial Owners

The Malta Business Registry has issued a notice reminding subject persons that in terms of sub-Regulation 12(2) of the Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) Regulations, they have an obligation to report to the Registrar of Companies any discrepancies they find between the information available...

Extension of PT payment deadline

The office of the CfR has announced that the deadline for the payment of the provisional tax for April 2020 is being extended to 31 May 2020. In view of the COVID-19 situation, the Provisional Tax claims will not be sent by mail. They are being made available on the CFR...

Amendment to COVID19 Fiscal Measures guidelines

The guidelines on the tax deferral scheme announced last month have been revised. The updated guidelines now clarify that: Persons who have opted to pay VAT under the Mini-One Stop Shop (MOSS) are not eligible for the tax deferral scheme; Beneficiaries of the Scheme who...

COVID-19 Wage Supplement Scheme – Government Notice No. 389

Government Notice 389 published on 13 April 2020 sets out the implementing measures of the Wage Supplement Scheme announced last month. The Notice specifies the details of the scheme and its application. With regard to National Insurance Contributions and Taxes, Paragraph 4 of the Notice provides...

Suspension of Legal and Judicial Times

The General Provisions applying to the Suspension of Legal and Judicial Times Regulations (LN 141 of 2020) were published on 9 April 2020. Following the publication of the Closure of the Courts of Justice Order, these regulations suspend the running of any time periods specified under any substantive or...