MTCA Guidance note on UK Recognised Stock exchanges

The Malta Tax & Customs Administration has issued a guidance note which lists the UK regulated markets that are recognized by the Commissioner for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts and the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act. View here. This complements the guidance issued...

CFE Tax Top 5 (17 October 2023)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Publishes Text of Pillar One Treaty; U.S. Not Ready to Sign It Yet EU Set to Adopt e-Assets Tax Reporting Rules & Update EU Blacklist CFE Statement on Interest Payable on...

MTCA Transfer Pricing Training

The Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) in collaboration with the Malta Institute of Accountants, the Malta Institute of Taxation, the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners, the Malta Institute of Management and the Chamber of Advocates, is organising three events on Transfer Pricing - a...

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...