Strategy for Malta’s Tax and Customs Administration launched

The Malta Tax and Customs Administration has launched the ‘Delivering Transformation Strategic Plan 2023-2025'. "A decision has now been taken to revitalise the integration strategy and process, working to achieve a ‘modern and adaptive’ Tax and Customs Administration for Malta that is truly aligned with the changing...

Guidance on penalties for late submission of VAT Recapitulative Statements

The Office of the CfR has issued guidance on the implementation of the increase in the administrative penalty, introduced with the Budget Measures Implementation Act (See MIT News 10 April 2023), imposed upon the late filing of recapitulative statements required to be made in terms...

MIT Annual General Meeting

The Malta Institute of Taxation will be holding its Annual General Meeting online on Friday 16th June 2023 at 4.00pm.   MIT Members are invited to submit any motion/s which they wish to bring before the AGM by no later than close of business on Friday 26th May...

Assignment of rights under a POS rules revised

LN 99 of 2023 has revised Rule 12 of the Assignments of Rights Acquired under a Promise of Sale Agreement Rules (SL 123.198), deleting the reference to 31 December 2022, thereby extending the application of the 15% tax rate where the consideration does not exceed...

Deduction for the cost of goods acquired for resale

The Office of the CfR has issued a guidance note clarifying the application of the principle that a trader may claim a deduction of the costs of stock in trade at the time that the cost is incurred on condition that the good are eventually...

Overview of recent legislative updates

The Office of the CfR has published an overview of the recent changes introduced with the following legal notices: LN 40/2023 Group Deductions (Income Tax) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 LN 48/2023 Pensions (Tax Exemption) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 LN 49/2023 Tax Rebate (Pensioners) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 LN...

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) ...