LN 324 of 2021 published on 6 August 2021 has extended the application of the reduced rate of duty of 1.5% on the first eur400,00 on transfers inter vivos of immovable property, to transfers made before 1 January 2022 (previously 1 August 2021). Furthermore, the relevant...
LN 312 of 2021, published on 26 July 2021, has transposed EU Directive 2019/1153 which lays down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of serious criminal offences, including tax evasion....
A new proviso to Article 3 of the Order has been added in connection with the exemption of duty on acquisition of first immovable property, specifically in respect of transfers of property made on or after the 9th June 2020. The new proviso (see LN...
Up until 31 December 2021, authorised UK importers have the possibility to defer their import formalities for up to 175 days from the date of entry of non-controlled EU goods into the UK. source: ec.europa.eu...
On Monday 24th May, the Malta Institute of Taxation, together with the UK Chartered Institute of Taxation hosted a panel discussion on the key direct and indirect tax considerations post-Brexit. The panellists were: For the Malta Institute of Taxation: Dr Trudy Muscat (Associate Director, KPMG Malta) and...
The Office of the CfR has published the 2020 Annual Average Exchange Rates of the Euro. Click here for details....
The Commission has decided to extend to temporary waiver of customs duty and VAT on the importation of medical and protective equipment used in the fight against COVID-19 until 31 December 2021. The relief was originally introduced in April 2020 and was extended to apply to...
The Budget Measures Implementation Act (Act XVIII of 2021) was published on 16th April 2021. The Act amends: Part II: Customs Ordinance Part III: Income tax Act Part IV: Social Security Act Part V: Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (click here to view an overview of the changes) Part VI: Motor...
Article 5 of the Exemption from Duty in terms of Article 23 Order (SL 364.12) has been revised (LN 130 of 2021), inter alia extending its application to transfers of immovable property inter vivos made before 1 August 2021 (previously 1 April 2021)....
