This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: ECOFIN: Swedish Presidency Priorities EU Consultation on Administrative Cooperation in VAT EU Parliament’s FISC: Public Hearing on BEFIT Updated OECD Pillar 1 & 2 Analysis EU Semester Reports 2023 Click here to...

The Office of the CfR has informed Reporting Malta Financial Institutions that version 4.2 of the AEOI Implementing Guidelines has been published. The updates are indicated in section 1.4 and refer to section 14.1 (Relief for reporting on certain pre-existing accounts that are U.S. reportable...

The Exemption from Tax on Property Transfers (Set-off of Tax Arrears) Rules, which were introduced in 2021 (See MIT News 10 November 2021) have been revised by LN 9 of 2023 amending Rule 4 introducing a notification cut-off date of 31st March 2023.

The Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters Regulations (SL 123.127) have been revised by LN 8 of 2023. The numerous amendments introduced by this measure include the introduction of a definition of  “joint audit” and a new provision regulating joint audits; clarification of the...

This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Rentrée 2023: Anticipated EU Tax Developments in 2023 OECD Appoints New Director of Centre for Tax Policy & Administration EU Adopts Minimum Tax Directive ECJ: Airbnb Ireland & Airbnb Payments UK – Case C-83/21...

The Deduction (Income from Employment) Rules have been revised by LN 4 of 2023. The income threshold of €10,200 in Rule 2 has been extended to €10,535, and a new sub-paragraph has been added to Rule 3 which reads as follows: “Any individual to whom...

The Office of the CfR has notified that the deadline to pay the tax on part-time employment/self-employment is end of April of the following year for which payment is being made.  As of 01/01/2022 the tax rate for both part time employed and part time...

LN 366 of 2022 has revised the Exemption of Duty in terms of article 23 Order, the the Duty on Donations of Marketable Securities and Immovable Property Used for Business (Exemption) Order and the Duty on the Acquisition of the Second Immovable Property to be used...

As of year of assessment 2021 a married couple, where both spouses are living together, have the option to submit a separate tax return where certain conditions are met. The Office of the CfR has issued guidance on the procedure for spouses to apply for...