Taxation

Bring every applicable tax obligation into one working plan.

Comprehensive Malta tax support across corporate and personal income tax, VAT, employment taxes, social security, withholding, property and transfer taxes, international tax and other applicable obligations.

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The working brief

FST connects registrations, calculations, returns, payments, transaction evidence and commercial context across the taxes that apply to the client.

Accounting records being reconciled before tax preparation
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Tax registrations & taxpayer setup

Income-tax, VAT and employer registration support, taxpayer access, status changes and deregistration based on the actual activity.

Corporate income tax

Company tax computations, return preparation or review, tax-account reconciliations and transparent supporting schedules.

Personal & self-employed income tax

Return preparation or review for individuals, sole traders and self-employed persons, including income, deductions and provisional-tax positions.

VAT returns & reconciliations

VAT return and recapitulative-statement preparation or review, reconciled to ledgers, invoices and source records.

VAT advisory

Transaction-level guidance on rates, exemptions, place of supply, documentation and cross-border treatment.

Payroll tax, FSS & social security

Employer registrations, payroll tax and Final Settlement System support, Class 1 and Class 2 contribution reviews and reconciliations.

Withholding tax & cross-border payments

Review of withholding, reporting, treaty and documentary requirements for dividends, interest, royalties and other cross-border payments.

Property, capital gains & transfer taxes

Support for property and asset transactions, capital-gains positions, valuations and duty on documents and transfers.

International tax & transfer pricing

Residence, treaty, permanent-establishment, double-taxation and transfer-pricing analysis with supporting files for cross-border arrangements.

Provisional tax & payment planning

Calculation and scheduling of provisional tax, settlement tax and other tax payments against forecast cash requirements.

Tax compliance calendar

A single view of filing, payment, information and review dates with accountable owners.

Tax planning & transaction advisory

Tax implications modelled for growth, reorganisations, contracts, financing, investments and other commercial decisions.

Tax refunds, credits & shareholder refunds

Reconciled claims, supporting evidence and follow-up packs for income-tax, VAT, credit and eligible shareholder-refund positions.

MTCA queries, reviews & objections

Organised responses, reconciliations, correspondence and objection packs for information requests, compliance reviews and disputed assessments.

Customs, excise & ECO contribution coordination

Scoping, information preparation and specialist coordination where customs, excise or ECO contribution obligations affect the client.

Tax position review

Pre-filing challenge of calculations, classifications, documentation and material exposure areas.

What the engagement should produce

Work that management can use and evidence can support.

A compliance calendar and analytical workpapers arranged for review

Start with the live issue

Share the decision, deadline or funding route in front of you.

FST will define the right workstream, the information needed and a practical route forward.

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