CFE Tax Top 5 (19 September 2022)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: State of the Union: EU Commission Plans to Introduce Windfall Tax on Energy Companies EU Commission to Launch BEFIT Consultation & Proposal OECD: Action 14 Tax Dispute Resolution Stage 2 Peer Reviews...

MIT re-appointed to the EU Commission’s VAT Expert Group

The Malta Institute of Taxation has once again been appointed to the EU Commission's VAT Expert group for a mandate of 3 years. The VAT Expert Group assists and advises the European Commission on VAT matters. The Malta Institute of Taxation has been a member of the...

Malta Budget 2023: Pre-Budget Consultation

The Ministry for Finance launched a Pre-Budget 2023 Consultation. The Pre-Budget document and presentation can be viewed here.   Updated 23 September 2022: The Prime Minister has announced that the Budget for 2023 will be announced on 24 October 2022....

MIT Graduation Ceremony 2022

The Malta Institute of Taxation hosted a Graduation Ceremony for graduates of the MIT Course on Taxation 2021/2022 (MQF 6) and the MIT Course on Tax Compliance 2021/2022 (MQF 5), at The Sheer Bastion, Senglea, on Wednesday 14th September 2022. The event was opened by the...

MIT Summer Networking Event 2022

The Malta Institute of Taxation hosted a summer networking event, a three-course dinner at The Sheer Bastion, Senglea, on Wednesday 14th September 2022. The event was preceded by a graduation ceremony, celebrating the 43 new graduates of the MIT Course on Taxation 2021/2022 (MQF 6) and...

Amendment to the Interest Rate Rules for Income Tax

LN 228 of 2022 has revised the second proviso to Rule 2 of the Income Tax (Rate of Interest) Rules, specifying that where the date by which tax is payable under the Income Tax Acts is 31 August 2022 or later date, interest shall be charged...

Interest rate on unpaid VAT increased

The rate of interest applicable in terms of article 21(4) of the VAT Act has been increased from 0.33% to 0.6% with effect from 1 September 2022 (LN 227 of 2022). The Legal Notice includes a proviso that the interest rate remains 0.33% for balances...

CFE Tax Top 5 (12 September 2022)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: CFE President Addresses EU Finance Ministers at Informal ECOFIN Meeting in Prague EU Pillar II Implementation: Certain Member States to Proceed Unilaterally OECD: Tax Morale II – Building Trust Between Tax Administrations...