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...
Updated 1 June 2021 The revised 'Small Undertaking' thresholds will enter into effect on 1 July 2021. The entry into force date was published in LN 222 of 2021 which referred to LN 463 of 2020 which had introduced changes to the Sixth Schedule to the VAT Act in...
The Office of the CfR has published the 2020 Annual Average Exchange Rates of the Euro. Click here for details....
Further to the consultation on the VAT rules for Financial Services and Insurance, CFE Tax Advisers has published an Opinion Statement which was submitted to the European Institutions on 3 May 2021. In the CFE's view, whilst the current VAT exemption works well in general in the...
Legal Notices 219 to 226 of 2020, published on 2 June 2020, introduced amendments to the VAT Act implementing Council Directives 2017/2455, 2009/132/EC and 2019/1995/EC amending Directive 2006/112/EC concerning the VAT e-commerce package (See MIT News 3 June 2020). Legal Notices 187 to 194 of 2021 published earlier today...
A public consultation has been launched on the Commission's proposal for an amendment to the VAT Directive introducing a VAT exemption on goods and services made available by EU bodies and agencies to Member States and citizens during times of crisis. The consultation closes on 17...
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 new VAT rules for B2C e-commerce come into effect on 1 July 2021. The rules impact online sellers, online market places/platforms, postal operators and couriers as well as consumers. The European Commission has launched a dedicated portal which provides information on the new rules, and...
The Commission has proposed the introduction of a VAT exemption on goods and services made available by EU bodies and agencies to Member States and citizens during times of crisis. The measure would allow the Commission and other EU agencies and bodies to import and purchase,...
