TOMS consultation results published
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 ...
24 February 2021
Amendment to the VAT Act – Seventh Schedule
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....
17 February 2021
REQs 2021
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...
10 February 2021
Termination of facilities for submission of VAT returns & payments through banks
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...
29 January 2021
VAT & PE reactivation form
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...
19 January 2021
VAT reduced rate for COVID-19 in vitro diagnostic devices
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...
9 January 2021
VAT exemption for services closely linked to COVID-19 vaccines
The Fifth Schedule Part 1 of the VAT Act has been amended (LN 4 of 2021) to extend the exemption with credit (zero-rate) to "services closely linked to COVID-19 vaccines falling under sub-heading 3002.20 of the Customs Tariff contained in the First Schedule to the...
9 January 2021
Customs guidance on low value imports
A Customs Guidance Document on the Importation and Exportation of Low Value Consignments has been published. This aims to complement the VAT Explanatory Notes published in September 2020 (see MIT News 1 October 2020) with further clarification and practical examples on the customs rules and...
3 January 2021
VAT – Transactions in goods with Northern Ireland post Brexit
The Fifteenth Schedule to the VAT Act has been revised (LN 477 of 2020) with effect from 1 January 2021 to bring into effect the provisions of Directive 2020/1756 amending Directive 2006/112/EC with regard to the identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland further to...
3 January 2021