Questions for lawyers Found 20

I’ve been engaging in various cryptocurrency-related activities in Malta, some trading, some longer-term holding. I want to understand how this kind of income and any gains I might make are actually treated for Maltese tax purposes, since I’ve heard Malta has a reputation as being crypto-friendly but I’m not sure exactly what that means for my own tax obligations.

I’m starting a small business in Malta and I want to understand at what point I would actually be required to register for VAT, since I understand there’s some kind of threshold below which registration might not be mandatory for a genuinely small operation.

I run a small business in Malta registered for VAT, and I’m concerned about what my personal liability might actually be if the business ever fell behind on VAT payments, particularly depending on whether I operate as a sole trader versus through a limited company structure.

I have income that appears to be subject to tax both in Malta, where I’m resident, and in another country where the income actually originates. I want to understand whether there’s a way to avoid being taxed twice on the exact same income, and how this kind of relief would actually work.

I own a property in Malta that I rent out to tenants, and I want to understand how this rental income is actually taxed, including whether I can deduct any expenses related to the property before calculating what I owe.

I want to transfer some of my shares in a Maltese company to a family member as part of succession planning for the business. I want to understand whether this kind of share transfer actually triggers stamp duty, and whether being a transfer to a family member changes anything about the tax treatment.

I work remotely from home for a significant portion of my working time, and I’ve incurred additional costs as a result, things like increased utility bills and setting up a proper home office space. I want to understand whether these kinds of costs are actually tax-deductible under Maltese tax law.

I hold shares in a Maltese company and I’ve started receiving dividend payments from it. I want to understand how these dividends are actually taxed in my hands as a shareholder, and whether there’s any relief given that the company itself would have already paid tax on its profits.

I’m self-employed in Malta and this is my first year needing to file a tax return on my own business income. I want to make sure I understand the actual deadline for filing, since I don’t want to miss it and end up facing penalties.

I file my own tax returns in Malta and I’ve become somewhat concerned about the possibility of being audited, given some recent changes in my income and financial situation. I want to understand generally what could actually trigger an audit and what my rights would be if this happened.