The Office of the CfR has issued guidance on the calculation of the 30-day period for the purposes of article 56(17) of the Income Tax Act. The CfR Notice clarifies that presence in Malta on vacation leave or sick leave is to be disregarded. Furthermore, presence in...
LN 40 of 2023 has revised the provisos to Rule 3 of the Group Deductions Rules (SL 123.205), which now read: "Provided that the total allowable deductions that may be claimed shall not exceed one million euro(€1,000,000) per group of companies and the total amounts surrendered in...
The Office of the Commissioner for Revenue has announced that the AEOI Implementing Guidelines have been updated. Version 4.3 of the Guidelines is available here....
The Office of the CfR has announced an extension to the VAT return submission (and VAT payment) deadline for the period October to December 2022 from 22 February 2023 till 28th February 2023. The due date of the relative payment is being extended accordingly (ie 28th February...
This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes Updated ECHR Publishes Judgment in LuxLeaks Whistleblower Case OECD Public Consultation on Compliance & Tax Certainty of Global Minimum Tax – 16 March 2023 Register...
The deadline allowed for submission of the annual notification by non-disclosing intermediaries is being extended. In this regard, non-disclosing intermediaries waiving their reporting obligation under Regulation 13(7)(e) of the Cooperation with Other Jurisdiction on Tax Matters Regulations are required to submit the annual notification regarding...
The Office of the CfR has published an overview of the most recent legislation developments. The January 2023 edition of the Legislative Updates covers: LN247/2022 Tax Credit (Malta International Airport plc) (COVID-19 Damage Compensation) Rules, 2022 LN 284/2022 Transfer Pricing Rules, 2022 LN 311/2022 Exemption...
The Office of the CfR is seeking the feedback from Reporting Malta Financial Institutions on the relief given by the U.S. on certain pre-existing accounts that are U.S reportable accounts, as per section 14.1 of version 4.2 of the Guidelines on Automatic Exchange of Financial...
The ECOFIN Council has updated the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, adding the BVI, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia. Annex I of the EU list, updated on 14 February 2023, now consists of 16 jurisdictions which have demonstrated a lack of commitment to improve their tax...
