Malta Self-employed Solution

Capital	Valletta
Population	About 500 thousand
Language	Maltese

Time Zone	GMT +1 (Summer Time GMT +2)
Currency	1 Euro (EUR) = 100 Cents

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Immigration

No Entry Visa for EU/EFTA nationals.

Registration required for foreign nationals staying more than three months.

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Work Requirements

Registration with:

Employment and Training Corporation;
Inland Revenue Department as self-employed;
Value Added Tax
Applications for a Trade Licence with the Trade Department.

Taxation

Non Residents working in Malta for less than 183 days in any financial year are liable only for their Maltese income.

Residents working in the country for 183 days or more are liable for their income worldwide.

Tax Rates

Income tax: Progressive upto 35%.

Social Security

Compulsory social security contributions: 15% of net business income received the previous year. The weekly contributions range from a minimum of EUR 24.26 to a maximum of EUR 62.74.

The income retention depends amongst others on the duration of the assignment, contract rate, marital status and taxation and social security agreements between Malta and the foreign nationals' country.

Please contact Access Financial for more information.

Tel: CH +41 22 365 4620 | UK +44 7017 3110 | CYP +357 25 820 640

E-mail: info@accessfinancial.com

Access Services

Consultancy Agreement with an Access Financial group company to work for the local end client.

Support for local tax, social security and business registrations.

Provision of local accountant to ensure:

application of local allowable deductions and credits;
VAT management;
withholding of due tax, social security, pension and all other work-related contributions and payment to the relevant authorities.

Contract-end and Year-end returns;

De-registrations.

Optional provision of additional insurances and policies to comply with additional statutory or voluntary work-related requirements.