Josef Mercieca
Tax Partner
VAT is a notoriously complicated tax. Recent rate rises, and a harsher penalty regime, mean the risks it brings have also never been higher. VAT is a transaction based tax, so issues and queries demand a quick answer. Our VAT specialists make it their business to know enough about yours so that they can anticipate opportunities and problems, and act quickly to deliver a solution. We never forget the most important aspects of any VAT solution: it must be practical, it must advise you what to do and it must not create a different problem elsewhere.
As multinational organisations expand into the Maltese market, local enterprises seek opportunities in other regions and due to the ongoing infrastructural developments occurring in Malta, the demand for VAT registration and ongoing compliance has increased considerably over the recent years.
Our VAT & Indirect Tax Services
In addition to providing VAT representation services, BDO Malta assists clients in with the following services:
- VAT Registration in Malta
- Preparation and submission of ongoing VAT returns and EC Sales list and provides dedicated consulting services in specialised industry sectors such as the remote gaming industry, financial services, shipping & yachting, electronically supplied services, global goods trading, and the digital gaming sector
- Claim for a VAT refund under the 8th Directive
- Mini One Stop Shop and One Stop Shop schemes: since January 2015 we have started registering clients in Malta in terms of the MOSS and we are assisting in the maintenance of records and compilation of reports and submission on the Maltese VAT platform. As from July 2021, when the OSS was intoduced as an extension to the MOSS and we can assist clients in making use of the new scheme.
- VAT Compliance Advisory Services
- Independent review services of historic VAT compliance position
