VAT SMEs – Explanatory Notes

The MTCA has issued Explanatory Notes, for the purpose of article 3(2)(c) of Cap. 512 of the Laws of Malta, on the changes to the VAT Act introduced by Act XXXVIII of 2024 and Legal Notices 344 to 353 of 2024, which entered into effect...

EU Commission publishes the 2025 work programme

The Commission has published its 2025 Work Programme which sets out key strategies, action plans and legislative initiatives. In the area of direct and indirect taxation, existing proposals including BEFIT, Transfer Pricing Directive, debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA), Head Office Taxation (HOT), DAC 9, “Unshell,” digital services...

CFE Tax Top 5 (17 February 2025)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Commission 2025 Work Programme: Summary of Tax-Related Initiatives OECD Consolidation Report on Amount B Register Now : CFE Forum | 27 March 2025 | Brussels EU Responds to US Reciprocal Tariff Policy  OECD...

CFE Tax Top 5 (10 February 2025)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: US Announces Withdrawal from UN International Tax Cooperation as Intergovernmental Negotiations Commence Commissioner Hoekstra Addresses Key EU Tax Priorities at FISC Meeting Register Now : CFE Forum | 27 March 2025 | Brussels Meta...

MTCA guidelines on IFRS 17

The MTCA has announced the release of new Guidelines on IFRS 17. Click here to view. The guidelines are issued in terms of Article 96(2) of the Income Tax Act (Chapter 123 of the Laws of Malta) and are to be read in conjunction with Legal...

CFE Tax Top 5 (20 January 2025)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Makes New Tools Available for Administering Global Minimum Tax  Update on Pillar One Developments from Co-Chairs of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS  Save the Date: CFE Forum | 27 March 2025...

Amendment to the Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters Regulations

LN 18 of 2025 has revised the Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters Regulations (S.L. 123.127), transposing certain provisions of Directive 2021/514 (which extended EU transparency rules to digital platforms and imposed reporting obligations on Platform Operators) with effect from 20 January 2023. The...