12 lectures (22 April 2025 to 29 May 2025) focuses on the scope of VAT, the place of supply rules in services and goods, the international transactions in goods, liability of supply and Input tax will also cover the compliance and reporting, special schemes and other indirect taxes.
Anna Marie Herrera
Matthew Zampa
COURSE: VAT & Other Indirect Taxes
This course, which is comprised of 12 lectures will provide a comprehensive overview of the Maltese VAT system in the context of EU VAT principles.. Click here for the full lecture time-table.
It is ideal for persons pursuing a career in tax who wish to obtain a strong foundation in VAT principles.
The course is the fifth module (Module E) of the 5 modules comprising the MIT Course on Taxation 2024/2025.
Applicants wishing to follow this module only are to book via this page. If you wish to follow more than one module (but not the full course) contact educ@maintax.org
Participation Fee:
- One module – €675
For applicants wishing to follow more than one Module, the fees are:
- Two modules – €1,295
- Three modules – €1,865
- Four modules – €2,375
If you wish to follow more than one module (but not the full course) contact educ@maintax.org.
Applicants wishing to follow the full course (with a view to obtaining an MQF level 6 certification) should submit the application form which may be downloaded at this link.
24 CPE Core Hours
Dr. Sarah Cassar Torregiani
Sarah Cassar Torregiani is a lawyer who specialises in VAT.
After 13 years with one of the Big Four accountancy firms, she has practiced on a freelance basis since 2015 providing technical support and advice on local and EU VAT matters as well as practical VAT training. Sarah is the Chief Technical Officer of the Malta Institute of Taxation and a member of the Indirect Tax Committee of the Institute. She has represented the Malta Institute of Taxation on the EU Commission’s VAT Expert Group since 2014.
Anna Marie Herrera
Anna Herrera is a tax Senior Manager at PwC. Over the past 13 years, Anna has provided corporate and indirect tax advice to a wide and varied portfolio of companies operating in a number of sectors. Anna has developed considerable VAT knowledge and experience in consulting international and local clients particularly on financial services and transactions in goods. She contributes to VAT publications on a number of subjects with particular interest on cases decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union and actively participates in the delivery of various presentations, conferences and lectures especially in the area of VAT.
Matthew Zampa
Matthew Zampa is a certified public accountant specialised in VAT. He has been specializing in VAT since 2008 and has been involved in complex VAT assignments both within and outside of Malta. Matthew, a member of the Malta Institute of Accountants is also a part-time lecturer with the Malta Institute of Taxation.
Matthew Zampa is also the first Maltese to successfully complete the Expert in EU VAT degree, a degree administered and awarded by the VAT Forum, an international partnership of indirect tax specialists, founded in 1999. He is also a joint author of the European VAT Handbook, a manual providing essential information about VAT in Europe.