Income Tax deductions rules – expenditure on intellectual property

The Income Tax (Deductions) (Amendment) Rules have been revised by LN 229 of 2024 to include provisions governing deductions made in accordance with the second proviso to article 14(1)(m) of the Income Tax Act in respect of expenditure of a capital nature on intellectual property...

VAT exemption for counselling & dental services

LN 228 of 2024 has revised the Fifth Schedule to the VAT Act, bringing within the scope of the VAT exemption for health and welfare the provision of medical care by a person in the exercise of a profession regulated by the Counselling Profession Act...

CFE Tax Top 5 (9 September 2024)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: European Commission Strategic Report on Future of Europe’s Competitiveness U.N. Adopts Terms of Reference for UN Tax Convention CFE’s 2024 Conference on Tax Advisers’ Professional Affairs | Ljubljana | 19 September 2024 ...

Malta – Netherlands (re. Curacao) Tax Treaty

Pursuant to LN 205 of 2024, the double tax treaty between the Republic of Malta and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, which was published as a Schedule to Legal Notice 1 of 2016, shall be deemed to have come into force...

Amendment to the AIP rules

Legal Notice 204 of 2024 has amended the First Schedule to the Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act...

EU Consultation on e-format for CbC Reporting

The EU Commission has launched a public consultation on draft legislation which introduces a common template and electronic format for annual country-by-country reporting obligations for large multinational corporations operating in the EU, who are required to disclose income tax information for a given financial reporting...

Guidelines on the VAT 0% rate for scheduled inter-island sea transport

Item 11(b) of Part One of the Fifth Schedule to the VAT Act applies a zero rate of VAT (exemption with credit) to the supply of: “scheduled inter-island sea transport of passengers by authorised carriers and other scheduled sea transport of passengers recognised as such...

Personal income tax return (electronic) submission deadline extended

The Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) has announced that today's deadline for the electronic filing of income tax returns for individuals has been extended by 1 week to Wednesday 7 August 2024. The due date of the relative payment is being extended accordingly. The personal income...

CFE Tax Top 5 (29 July 2024)

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 UN Tax Committee Publishes Transfer Pricing Compliance Assurance Toolkit EU Commission July Infringement Package EU Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters: Chair & Bureau Elected University of Silesia...