ECOFIN Report on tax issues

The ECOFIN Report to the EU Council on Tax issues was published on 20 November 2020. It provides an overview of the progress achieved in the Council during the term of the German Presidency, as well as an overview of the state of play of...

CFE Tax Top 5 (23 November 2020)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: G20 Summit: Stronger International Collaboration Needed OECD Releases 2019 MAP Statistics Final Reminder: CFE Professional Affairs Virtual Conference on Taxpayers’ Rights – 30 November Forum on Harmful Tax Practices 2020 Review Masaryk...

CFE Tax Top 5 (16 November 2020)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Negotiators Reach Compromise on Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021 – 2027 OECD Publishes Report on Taxing Digital Currencies EU Parliament Issues Appraisal of Administrative Cooperation in Taxation Registration: CFE Professional Affairs Virtual...

CFE Conference on Taxpayer Rights and Legal Certainty in the Digital Era

The CFE 13th European Conference on Tax Advisers’ Professional Affairs on the topic “Taxpayer Rights and Legal Certainty in the Digital Era” will take place ONLINE via Zoom on Monday 30 November 2020 from 3:30 to 5:00 CET. "The webinar conference will welcome tax experts and...

DAC6 XML Schema & User Guide

The Office of the CfR has announced that the DAC6 XML Schema to be used for filing information in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements and the DAC6 XML Schema user guide are now available. These are available at this link.   source: cfr.gov.mt...

Extension of corporate tax return e-filing deadline

The office of the CfR has announced that the electronic filing deadline for year of assessment 2020 tax returns in respect of companies having a 31 December 2019 accounting year-end is being further extended to 16 December 2020.   source: cfr.gov.mt...

Malta authorised to apply increased threshold for small undertakings till 2024

In terms of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1662 of 3 November 2020 Malta's request to continue to apply a special measure derogating from Article 287 of Directive 2006/112/EC, and to increase the threshold for small undertakings, was acceded to. To date a €20,000 threshold applies to...

Malta-Russia Double tax Treaty revised

On 1 October 2020, Malta and Russia signed amendments to the Convention between the Government of Malta and the Government of the Russian Federation for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, which were published on 10...