Budget Measures Implementation Act 2024

The Budget Measures Implementation Act – Act XIII of 2024 – has been published. View here. The Act amends: the Customs Ordinance Cap 37 the Income Tax Act. Cap 123 the Central Bank of Malta Act Cap 204 the Social Security Act Cap 318 the Duty...

MTCA information on withholding tax in MyTAX

The Malta Tax & Customs Administration has published guidance on the submission of final withholding tax forms (TA22, TA23 & TA24) via the MyTAX portal at https://mtca.gov.mt Download the MTCA presentation here....

Income Tax Exemption – Philanthropic work

By Legal Notice 62 of 2024 the Minister for Finance has named the organisations listed therein as being engaged in philanthropic work, and thus exempt from income tax, including, Aditus Foundation, Fondazzjoni Dar il-Hena and Foodbank Lifeline Foundation Malta....

Seed investment Scheme Income Tax Rules

The Seed Investment (Income Tax) Rules 2024 were published by LN 45 of 2024, repealing the  Seed Investment (Income Tax) Rules 2022 (See MIT News 20 December 2022). The new rules apply in respect of investments made as from basis year 2024 onwards and shall...

Online tax return deadlines

The MTCA has published the extended deadlines for submission of corporate tax returns online. Click here. As in previous years, the extensions apply to the return submission dates and not to the tax payment deadlines....

Amendment to the Income Tax Exemption Order

Widow's Pension and Survivor's Pension have been added to the list of allowances and benefits which are exempt from income tax pursuant to the Income Tax Exemption Order (LN 19 of 2024)...

Malta-Switzerland Double Tax Agreement

LN 15 of 2024 notified that the Protocol amending the Double Taxation Agreement between the Government of Malta and The Swiss Confederation published as a Schedule to Legal Notice 198 of 2021 (see MIT News 1 May 2021) shall be deemed to have come into...

Updated guideline on Article 6 ITA

The guidelines on the application of Article 6 of the Income Tax Act (CAP 123), in terms of which an Investment Services or Insurance Expatriate, as defined, may opt to be exempted from tax on income relating to certain personal expenses, which would otherwise be...

Amendment to Transfer Pricing Rules

Rule 1 of the Transfer Pricing Rules has been revised by LN 9 of 2024. A new proviso to Rule 1 provides that the Rules shall apply, in the case of arrangements entered into before 1st January 2024 and which were not materially altered on or...