CFE Tax Top 5 (17 April 2023)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Commission Adopts Regulation on Tax Transparency EU Parliament MEs Adopt Position on EU AML Legislation International Fiscal Association Invites Views on Tax Avoidance in Advance of European Conference (5 – 7 July) ...

Reduction in tax rate on royalty income

Further to an amendment to article 31F of the Income Tax Act (CAP 123) introduced with the Budget Measures Implementation Act 2023, royalties derived on or after 1 January 2023 by an individual in his capacity as author of a qualifying literary work by virtue of...

Increase to the deduction of fees for sporting & cultural activities

The Budget Measures Implementation Act 2023 has amended the Income Tax Act (CAP 123) increasing, as of Year of Assessment 2024, the amount allowable as a deduction against taxable income in relation to fees paid for qualifying sporting activities (Article 14E) and qualifying cultural activities...

Increased adminstrative penalty for failure to submit Recapitulative Statements

The Budget Measures Implementation Act of 4 April 2023 has increased the administrative penalty for failure to submit Recapitulative Statements to eur50 per month of  default (currently eur10), capped at eur600 per statement (currently eur120). The Act has also introduced an enabling provision (a new art. 55A)...