No consensus on ViDA package at May ECOFIN

According to reports from the 14 May 2024 ECOFIN meeting, progress was made in the discussions around the VAT in the Digital Age package (see MIT News 8 December 2022), however no agreement was reached. The ViDA package, which is comprised of three parts: real-time reporting...

ECOFIN agrees on new rules for withholding tax procedures (FASTER)

At the ECOFIN meeting of 14 May 2024, Council reached an agreement on the so-called FASTER initiative which was proposed in June 2023 (See MIT news 23 June 2023). This initiative, aims to make withholding tax procedures in the EU safer and more efficient for...

Deadline for pre-July 2021 VAT MOSS Returns

The MTCA has announced that persons who have outstanding MOSS VAT returns (returns due under the "Mini-One-Stop-Shop" before 1st July 2021), or corrections due to such returns have until 20th July 2024 to submit such returns (or to correct already submitted MOSS returns). After this date, any...

Duty exemption on transfers by SportsMalta

In terms of LN 110 of 2024, no duty shall be levied under the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (CAP 364) on the grant of temporary emphyteusis over a designated property by SportMalta to a sports association....

CFE Tax Top 5 (6 May 2024)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation CFE Forum | Sharing the Tax Pie | 18 April 2024 | Brussels EU...

May ECOFIN Agenda

Developments are expected at the 14 May 2024 ECOFIN meeting where Council will be seeking political agreement on two measures: the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) Package (see MIT News 8 December 2022) the proposal to make the relief of excess withholding taxes faster...

MTCA publishes legislative update

The MTCA has published Legislative Update 3 of 2024, which gives an  overview of subsidiary legislation issued under the Income Tax Acts between January and April 2024.   source: cfr.gov.mt...