Malta: Sales Taxes: VAT, GST

The Strategic Plan for 2023-2025 That that we launched in April 2023 laid out on the way in which we deliver transformation. The objectives were very clear but at that time, the work needed seemed insurmountable.

The Malta Tax and Customs Administration has issued updated guidelines clarifying VAT treatment and place-of-supply rules for electronically supplied services, taking effect from October 2026. These new rules refine the interpretation of digital services under Maltese VAT law and strengthen alignment with EU VAT principles, particularly the destination-based taxation model that affects how businesses charge VAT across different jurisdictions.

When the International Monetary Fund first raised the concept of a service aimed at large taxpayers, the officials at the Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) were taken aback.