The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions was updated on 17 February 2026, with Fiji, Samoa and Trinidad & Tobago removed from Annex I. VietNam and Turks & Caicos have been added to Annex I which now lists: American Samoa, Anguilla, Guam, Palau, Panama, the Russian Federation, Turks...
An amendment to the Seed Investment Scheme (Income Tax) Rules by LN 43 of 2026, has changed the Competent Authority under the rules to Malta Government Venture Capital Limited registered under the laws of Malta with registration number C108058....
The European Union Global Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups Regulations were revised by LN 48 of 2026 published on 20th February 2026. Pursuant to the amendment to Regulation 11, entities which are exempted from the filing obligation in...
This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Parliament Holds Structured Dialogue With Commissioner Hoekstra on 2026 Tax Files UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Advances Drafting of International Tax Cooperation Convention ECOFIN to Update EU Tax List & Budget Framework...
The MTCA has announced that the Annual Notification form to be submitted by non-disclosing intermediaries, which is due by 28th February 2026, is available for download and can be found at this link. Notifications are to be made by sending a signed copy of the completed...
LN 28 of 2026 has revised the Excise Duty Act, introducing, with effect form 1 April 2026, duty of €8 per Kg on 'Nicotine Pouches', defined as "Nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, by oral application, excluding for...
The MTCA has announced that, effective 1 July 2026, the eco-contribution rate of €0.50 per night will be increased to €1.50 per night, capped at €22.50 per stay....
This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Webinar on the Revised Manual on Effective Mutual Agreement Procedures EU Parliament Hearing on Single Market Tax Barriers & Cost of Non-Europe in Tax Harmonisation CFE Opinion Statement on the 2026...
The MTCA has published an update regarding the introduction and integration of Non-Customs certificates with the Transit NCTS P6 via the EU CERTEX. source: mtca.gov.mt...
