The ECOFIN Council has updated the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, adding Antigua and Barbuda, Belize and Seychelles. At the same time, three of the jurisdictions which were added to the list in February 2023 (See MIT News 15 February 2023) were removed from the list:...

At the meeting of 17 October 2023 the ECOFIN Council has adopted amendments to the Directive on administrative cooperation in the area of taxation around the reporting and automatic exchange of information relating to transactions in crypto-assets and on advance tax rulings for high-net-worth individuals. See...

The Third Schedule, Sixth Schedule, Seventh Schedule, Eighth Schedule, Ninth Schedule, Tenth Schedule and Twelfth Schedule to the Social Security Act have been substituted in virtue of LN 232 of 2023

LN 231 of 2023 has introduced a reduced rate of 12% which will apply, with effect from 1 January 2024, to 4 categories of services: Custody and management of securities Management of credit and credit guarantees by a person or body other than those who...

The Minister for Finance has launched the Pre-Budget Consultation document. Click here to view.  

The European Commission has released a proposed Directive which introduces the concept of Head Office Taxation, giving SMEs operating cross-border through permanent establishments the option to interact with only one tax administration instead of having to comply with multiple tax systems. In terms of this...

This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: EU Publishes BEFIT & Transfer-Pricing Directive Proposals CFE Professional Affairs Conference: “Tax Adviser 2030: Evolution or Revolution for Tax Practice, Policy and Administration?” CFE Opinion Statement on the EU Commission FASTER Withholding...

The MTCA has announced the publication of guidance on the 7.5% rate of tax applicable to income from certain artistic activities pursuant to article 56(26A) of the Income Tax Act (CAP 123). Guidance on the scope of the reduced rate, eligibility and the application process...

Earlier today, 12 September 2023, the European Commission adopted a package of initiatives intended to reduce tax  compliance costs for large, cross-border businesses in the EU. The Proposal for a Council Directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) establishes a common set of...