The MTCA has announced that Malta has agreed to the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (DAC 8) (See MIT News 17 October 2023), and, to the Standard concerning the automatic exchange of information agreed...
The Budget Measures Implementation Bill – a bill to implement Budget Measures for the Financial Year 2024 and other administrative measures – has been published. View here. The Bill proposes amendments to: the Customs Ordinance Cap. 37 the Social Security Act Cap. 318 the Value...
The MIT will be hosting the third and final event of the MIT Annual Tax Conference 2023 on 14th November 2023 at the Westin Dragonara Resort. The event marks the 75th Anniversary of the Income Tax Act (1948 – 2023) and the content will centre...
This week’s edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: European Parliament Adopts Resolutions on Role of Tax Policy & Reform of Corporate Tax Policy European Commission Publishes 2023 VAT Gap Report OECD Webinar on MLI to Implement Amount A of Pillar 1...
The Minister for Finance and Employment, the Hon Clyde Caruana, has delivered the Budget Speech for 2024. The following is an overview of some of the fiscal measures announced: A tax credit of a maximum of €500 on donations made by businesses to voluntary organisations...
The Malta Institute of Taxation hosted a Graduation Ceremony for graduates of the MIT Course on Taxation 2022/2023 (MQF 6) and the MIT Course on Tax Compliance 2022/2023 (MQF 5), at The Malta Stock Exchange, on Thursday 12th October 2023. The event was opened by...
The EU Commission’s annual VAT Gap Study, which measures the difference between theoretically expected VAT revenues and the amount actually collected, has revealed that in 2021 Member States lost around €61 billion in VAT. This is a significant improvement compared to €99 billion lost in...
The MTCA has published the technical specifications which Platform Operators may refer to in order to integrate their IT systems to the MTCA’s reporting portal. The specifications as well as other guidance on the scope and application of the reporting requirements for Platform Operators are...
The Malta Tax & Customs Administration has issued a guidance note which lists the UK regulated markets that are recognized by the Commissioner for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts and the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act. View here. This complements the guidance...