VAT explanatory notes on taxi ride-hailing platforms

The MTCA has published explanatory notes on the VAT treatment of the fee paid to the taxi operator when a booking is made via a platform. The Notes confirm that the taxi operator must account for VAT on the full price of the service paid...

€150 customs duty exemption threshold to be removed as of 2026

Under current rules, parcels of a value of under €150 that are sent from a third country to a consumer in the EU are exempted from customs duties in the Member State of arrival. Member States have reached political agreement to remove the exemption and have...

EU Commission publishes latest version of CN codes

The European Commission has published the latest version of the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The Combined Nomenclature  is a tool for classifying goods, which classification determines which rate of customs duty applies upon importation and how the goods are treated for statistical purposes. This version of...

Budget Measures 2026 Implementation Bill

Further to the Budget for 2026 announced on 27 October 2025, the Budget Measures Implementation Bill has been published. The Bill 155 proposes amendments to: Part II Amendment to the Customs Ordinance. Cap. 37. Part III Amendments to the Income Tax Act. Cap. 123. Part...

Malta Budget 2026

The Minister for Finance and Employment, the Hon Clyde Caruana, has delivered the Budget Speech for 2026. Download the Budget Speech here. The following is an overview of some of the fiscal measures announced: INCOME TAX → The income tax brackets for individuals (married and parent computations) who...

MIT responds to EU consultation on the VAT Travel Agents Scheme

The Malta Institute of Taxation has participated in the consultation launched by the EU Commission on the VAT Travel Agents Scheme and the VAT rules of passenger transport (See MIT News 26 July 2025). The Indirect Tax Committee of the MIT submitted, on behalf of the...

Commission launches VIDA implementation strategy

The EU Commission has published an implementation strategy which sets out the actions that it will deploy to support businesses and Member States with the implementation of the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package. A reminder of the VIDA implementation timeline:   14 April 2025 Member States...

Opportunity for MIT Course on Taxation Alumni

To mark its 30th anniversary, the Institute is offering alumni of the MIT Course on Taxation, who completed the course between 2005 and 2019, the opportunity to supplement the knowledge obtained by enrolling for any lecture/s of the MIT Course on Taxation 2025/2026.   The MIT Course...