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This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Makes New Tools Available for Administering Global Minimum Tax Update on Pillar One Developments from Co-Chairs of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS Save the Date: CFE Forum | 27 March 2025...
LN 18 of 2025 has revised the Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters Regulations (S.L. 123.127), transposing certain provisions of Directive 2021/514 (which extended EU transparency rules to digital platforms and imposed reporting obligations on Platform Operators) with effect from 20 January 2023. The...
The MTCA has announced that the Annual Notification due by 28th February 2025 is available for download and can be found at this link. Notifications are to be made by sending a signed copy of the completed document together with the Excel file to mdr.mfin@gov.mt
The MTCA has published a Manual on The Taxation of Pension Income in Malta – view here
The Pensions (Tax Exemption) Rules have been updated by LN 356 of 2024. The revised rules, which update the exemption thresholds for pensions income, enter into effect as of 1 January 2025.
The Deduction (Income from Employment) Rules have been revised by LN 358 of 2024, increasing the thresholds in Rules 2 and 3
LN 363 of 2024 has revised the Relief from Income Tax and from Duty on Documents and Transfers on Certain Property Transfers Rules, extending the application of Rules 3 and 7 until 31 December 2025 and excluding immovable property intended for the storage of goods...
Legal Notice 344 of 2024 introduces an amendment to item 6 of Part 2 to the Third Schedule of the VAT Act in relation to admission to cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educational, entertainment or similar events where the attendance is virtual; and Services and ancillary...
Legal Notices 354 and 355 of 2024 introduce the reduction on VAT rate on women’s sanitary products announced with the Budget for 2025. Certain sanitary items essential for women’s health, which are subject to VAT at 5% will, effective 1 January 2025, be exempt (zero-rated)...