The EU Council has adopted the Commission proposal for a mandate to start negotiations with Norway, with a view to concluding an international agreement on administrative cooperation in direct tax matters. The negotiations will seek to establish a cooperation framework between EU Member States and...

The European Union signed four amending protocols to international agreements with Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino which provide for automatic exchange of financial account information between the EU and the four jurisdictions. source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu

The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions was updated on 10 October 2025. There has been no change to Annex I, which lists the following: American Samoa, Anguilla, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, the Russian Federation, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands, and Vanuatu. Vietnam has been removed...

This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Council Adopts Simplified CBAM Framework to Ease SME Burden EU Commission Seeks Mandate to Negotiate UN Tax Dispute Protocol CFE Opinion Statement on the European Commission Consultation Concerning a “28th Regime” for...

The MTCA has published the election form for Final Income Tax Without Imputation, pursuant to the Final Income Tax Without Imputation Regulations, 2025 (LN 188 of 2025) – See MIT News 2 September 2025. The form is at this link: Election for Final Income Tax...

STEP Malta has announced an upcoming CPD event – “EU Tax Policy 2024 – 2029″  that will take place on Monday, 3rd November at 1500hrs at the Embassy Hotel in Valletta. Persons wishing to attend are requested to send an email to info@stepmalta.com. Agenda: 15:00 Registration...

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...

This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Pillar Two Developments, DAC Recast & Use of AI in the Profession: Insights from the 2025 CFE Tax Symposium FISC Hearing: US Tax Shifts & EU Policy Responses OECD to Publish 2025 Peer...

The Malta Institute of Taxation hosted a Graduation Ceremony for graduates of the MIT Course on Taxation 2024/2025 (MQF 6), the MIT Course on Tax Compliance 2024/2025 (MQF 5) ant the MIT Course on VAT Compliance (MQF 5), at The Link Hall, on Monday 1st September...