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  • Budget Measures Implementation Act 2019

    By means of ACT VII of 2019, the Government of Malta has published an Act to implement various budget measures. The following is a summary of the main changes to the Income Tax Act ( ITA). Participation Exemption…

    Malta Budget

  • Malta Tax Rates & Dates 2019

    Malta Income Tax Rates (year of assessment 2020) Company rate of tax35% Resident married couples opting for joint computation1 Taxable income (€)Rate (%)Deduct (€)0 – 12,70000 12,701 – 21,200151,90521,201 –…

    Corporate & income tax

  • Stamp Duty on Transactions or Arrangements Involving Distributor Ledger Technology (DLT) Assets

    The Commissioner for Revenue has on the 1st November 2018 issued guidelines to clarify its position on the stamp duty implications of transactions involving the use of DLT assets. Stamp Duty is tax imposed by the DDTA…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • Income Tax Treatment of Transactions or Arrangements Involving Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Assets

    he Commissioner for Revenue has on the 1st November 2018 issued guidelines to clarify its position on the income tax treatment of transactions involving the use of DLT assets. The type of DLT assets covered by the said…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (4)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (5)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (6)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (7)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (3)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (2)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Issuers (1)

    The MFSA has on the 30th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for issuers of Virtual Financial assets. The closing date for submission was 13th August 2018 and now the MFSA is…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • MFSA Publishes a Consultation Paper Aimed at Raising the Bar for VFA Agents

    The MFSA has on the 4th September 2018 published the ‘Consultation paper on Raising the Bar for VFA Agents’, whose main aim is to ensure that only persons with the right competencies and who are appropriately resourced,…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Agents (6)

    The MFSA has on the 12th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for VFA agents. The closing date for submission was 31st July 2018 and now the MFSA is expected to issue the official…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Agents (5)

    The MFSA has on the 12th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for VFA agents. The closing date for submission was 31st July 2018 and now the MFSA is expected to issue the official…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Agents (4)

    The MFSA has on the 12th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for VFA agents. The closing date for submission was 31st July 2018 and now the MFSA is expected to issue the official…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Agents (3)

    The MFSA has on the 12th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for VFA agents. The closing date for submission was 31st July 2018 and now the MFSA is expected to issue the official…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Agents (2)

    The MFSA has on the 12th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for VFA agents. The closing date for submission was 31st July 2018 and now the MFSA is expected to issue the official…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • The VFA Rules for VFA Agents (1)

    The MFSA has on the 12th July 2018 issued a consultation paper on the Virtual Financial Assets rules for VFA agents. The closing date for submission was 31st July 2018 and now the MFSA is expected to issue the official…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • Consultation Paper on the VFA’s rules for VFA Agents

    The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a consultation document, the purpose of which is to prepare the rules applicable to operators in this new financial services industry relating to Initial Coin…

    Financial services & digital assets

  • MFSA Issues a Consultation Paper on VFA Regulations

    The Virtual Financial Assets Act (‘VFAA’) grants the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) the power to make regulations to give effect to the provisions of the said Act. The MFSA has just published a consultation…

    Financial services & digital assets