Bill 199 published on 25 February 2021 proposes a series of amendments to the following legislation: Income Tax Act Income Tax Management Act Duty on Documents and Transfer Act Value Add Tax Act The stated objects and reasons of the Bill are to amend a number...
Guidelines on the rectification of VAT Registration from Article 10 to Article 11 have been published by the Office of the CfR. The guidelines set out the criteria applicable to the change in registration form article 10 to article 11 prior to the lapse of 6 months,...
The Commission has published draft amendments to Regulation 904/2010, concerning the extension of the special scheme to cover all distances sales of goods and services made to non-taxable persons. The proposed amendments can be viewed here. Feedback on the draft implementing regulation can be submitted until 18...
The European Commission has published the outcome from the Public Consultation held last year on the VAT Travel Agents Scheme. This can be viewed here. source: ec.europa.eu ...
Item 3 of the Seventh Schedule to the VAT Act has been revised (LN 52 of 2021) to include, in the exclusions from the 'taxable value', deposits which are regulated in terms of the Beverage Containers Recycling Regulations or any law which may be substituted therefor....
The 2021 Risk Evaluation Questionnaires (“REQs”) will be available for completion by subject persons as from 1st March 2021 on the Compliance and Supervision Platform for Assessing Risk (CASPAR) System. The submission deadline for Tax Advisors is 21st April 2021. A copy of the revised 2021 REQs per...
With effect from 28th February 2021 the service currently being offered by local commercial banks in relation to the submission and payment of VAT returns will be terminated. The Office of the CfR encourages the submission of VAT returns and payments through the electronic portals available...
A new online service for reactivation of a VAT and PE number, which processes requests in real time, has been launched for sole proprietors by the Office of the CfR. Access to the service is available through this link. A presentation on this new service is available here. source: cfr.gov.mt...
The Eighth Schedule of the VAT Act has been amended (LN 5 of 2021) to extend the reduced rate of 5% to the following until 31 December 2022: goods falling under sub-headings 9027.80.80 and 3821.00 where they consist of COVID-19 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; and services...
