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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Determination of Additional Penalty Rules, 2025 have been enacted pursuant to L.N. 177 of 2025. These rules, issued under the DUTY ON DOCUMENTS AND TRANSFERS ACT, the INCOME TAX MANAGEMENT ACT and the VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, establish the manner in which the additional...
Bill 142 of 2025 (See MIT News 1 August 2025) has secured parliamentary approval and has been enacted as Act No. XXX of 2025, published on 11 August 2025. The Act amends various Revenue Acts – the Social Security Act, the Duty on Documents &...
