Amendment to the Deduction (Income from Employment) rules

The Deduction (Income from Employment) Rules have been revised by LN 4 of 2023. The income threshold of €10,200 in Rule 2 has been extended to €10,535, and a new sub-paragraph has been added to Rule 3 which reads as follows: "Any individual to whom rule 2...

Tax on part time income

The Office of the CfR has notified that the deadline to pay the tax on part-time employment/self-employment is end of April of the following year for which payment is being made.  As of 01/01/2022 the tax rate for both part time employed and part time...

Extension of property duty exemptions

LN 366 of 2022 has revised the Exemption of Duty in terms of article 23 Order, the the Duty on Donations of Marketable Securities and Immovable Property Used for Business (Exemption) Order and the Duty on the Acquisition of the Second Immovable Property to be used...

Election to submit a separate tax return under article 49A ITA

As of year of assessment 2021 a married couple, where both spouses are living together, have the option to submit a separate tax return where certain conditions are met. The Office of the CfR has issued guidance on the procedure for spouses to apply for...

2023 NI and maternity benefit rates

The revised social security and maternity benefit rates for 2023 have been published by the office of the CfR. View the revised rates here....

Tax Relief for investing in start-ups

The Seed InvestmentScheme (Income Tax) Rules, 2022 were published by Legal Notice 356 of 2022. The rules, which apply to investments made from basis year 2022 until the end of 2023, grant tax relief to natural persons resident in or operating in Malta investing in...

EU Council formally adopts Directive on global minimum tax

In its final step in the legislative process, the EU Council has formally adopted a directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational enterprise groups and large-scale domestic groups in the Union (Pillar 2). Source: consilium.europa.eu...

CFE Tax Top 5 (12 December 2022)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: ECJ: Certain Elements of DAC6 Incompatible with Primary EU Law EU Proposes DAC8 Directive: Crypto-Assets Reporting VAT in the Digital Age Proposals Published OECD Invites Input on Amount B (Pillar 1) CFE...