Corporate International Tax Services

 

Our tax team consists of professionals with a legal and accounting background who provide a holistic service to our internationally based clients both from a compliance and advisory point of view, and in a manner that is highly technical in content, and practical to implement.
 

 

Specialist tax advice

 

Aligning tax strategies with your business goals should be a primary objective of any entrepreneur. We can provide you with specialist tax advice to achieve the optimal corporate structure, having regard to your worldwide effective tax rate.

 

Our team can assist with:
 

• Direct and indirect tax advisory solutions;

• Tax efficient structuring solutions;

• Ensuring maximum tax treaty benefits;

• Assistance in communicating with the Maltese Revenue;

• Seeking tax confirmations from the tax authorities;

• Tax implications of certain investments;

• Investment holding vehicles;

• Substance requirements, and

• Real estate tax planning and indirect tax considerations.

 
 

Tax compliance services
 

More rigorous and coordinated enforcement by the tax authorities continues to be a great challenge faced by all businesses.

 

Our team will help you face this challenge with confidence by providing you with the following tax and VAT compliance services:

 

• Structure implementation and compliance

• Ensuring the necessary tax registrations;

• Applying for Malta’s tax refund system;

• Ensuring full tax deductibility;

• Assisting with foreign tax credits;

• Applicability of available fiscal incentives, whether related to intellectual property, R&D, IT or any other eligible activity, and

• Tax accounting compliance.

 
 

Employee tax services
 

As companies grow employment related matters also increase in their complexity. We will ensure that you are fully complaint, whilst at the same time benefitting from out tax expertise. Our team can assist with:

 

• Income tax registration upon relocation;

• Visa requirements and residency permits;

• Employment/trade permit requirements;

• Cross border tax planning/treaty analysis;

• Tax planning for senior executives;

• Advice on the introduction of share option schemes;

• Preparation and submission of annual income tax returns, and

• Fringe benefit analysis and advice.

 
 

Tax updates

 

Our team constantly strives to keep abreast with direct and indirect tax developments. Our knowledge expansion is consequently passed on by keeping you constantly aware of relevant changes by means of :

 

• Latest tax updates;

• Employment related tax updates;

• Monthly newsletters;

• Frequent tax alerts on important updates, and

• Client specific alerts.

 
 

Tax services for local businesses and their families

 

Every transaction has its tax implications. Our team of tax lawyers and accountants can help your  business at every stage of its lifespan.

 

Whether you are currently faced up with the initial set-up stage, experiencing a process of positive growth, or if the time has come to consider passing on the business to the next generation, you can count on us to help you simplify tax management and oversight whilst still providing visibility to make strategic decisions.
 

 

Tax advisory and compliance

 

Due to constant changes in tax legislation, a deep and ongoing knowledge of tax and statutory requirements is a must in order to instil the comfort needed to avoid incurring unnecessary taxes, whilst maintaining compliance. Our services include:
 

• Control of your VAT and income tax position;

• Transaction specific income tax and VAT advisory services;

• Reminders of various tax obligations and tax deadlines;

• Personal and corporate tax planning;

• Real estate tax advice for property purchase, sale or rental.

 

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Growing your business
 

Whilst your business is expanding, entering into new ventures and transactions may appear standard, however this will surely give rise to complex income tax considerations and reporting. Throughout the process, our team may:
 

• Advice and assist with applications for tax credit incentives;

• Help ensure full benefit of all applicable fiscal incentives;

• Assist and advise through mergers and/or acquisitions;

• Advise on stamp duty and capital gains tax considerations on mergers and/or acquisitions; and

• Handle and conduct VAT and income tax due diligence on target companies.

 

Succession planning

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Creating a business that will last, whilst at the same time building value that endures is surely every entrepreneur’s dream. Passing on your business to the next generation might be the next step, however, a lack of proper succession planning may result in a tax burden that will significantly reduce the wealth available to future generations.

 

Our team of tax lawyers and tax accountants can assist with:
 

• Review of current structure of ownership;

• Proposal of a tax efficient succession structure;

• Stamp duty and tax considerations; and

• Efficient use of trusts, foundations and other efficient vehicles.

 
 

Employee tax services
 

As companies grow employment related matters also increase in their complexity. We will ensure that you are fully complaint, whilst at the same time benefitting from out tax expertise. Our team can assist with:

 

• Income tax registration upon relocation;

• Visa requirements and residency permits;

• Employment/trade permit requirements;

• Cross border tax planning/treaty analysis;

• Tax planning for senior executives;

• Advice on the introduction of share option schemes;

• Preparation and submission of annual income tax returns, and

• Fringe benefit analysis and advice.

 

Succession tax planning

 

Creating a business that will last, whilst at the same time building value that endures is surely every entrepreneur’s dream.

 

Passing on your business to the next generation might be the next step. However, a lack of proper succession planning may result in a tax burden that will significantly reduce the wealth available to the future generation.

 

Businesses usually fail to assess the potential tax exposure once the business is passed on either during one’s lifetime or upon one’s passing away. Such businesses need to be professionally valued in order to assess the likely tax liability in terms of capital gains tax that would need to be paid as well as the duty incidence that the heirs might have to pay.

 

Our tax advisory team of lawyers and accountant can help you to act immediately. We can offer long-term personal tax planning solutions so that upon your demise, your loved once are not left with hefty tax bills that they cannot afford to pay.

 

Our services include:

 

• Review of current structure of ownership;

• Planning for disposal, transfers, and restructuring;

• Proposal of tax efficient succession structures;

• Stamp duty and tax considerations;

• Efficient use of trusts, foundations and other vehicles;

• Usufruct considerations;

• Assisting in meeting compliance obligations;

• Donations vs inheritance considerations;

• Real estate planning;

• Advice on the structuring of the Board of Directors;

• Advice on the distribution of voting rights and dividends; and

• Drafting of tailor-made shareholder’s agreement.