Malta’s corporate tax rate is 35% – one of the highest headline rates in the EU. Yet international founders keep choosing Malta, because the headline rate is only half the story. The other half is the shareholder tax refund: an EU-approved mechanism, built into general [...]
Malta is a popular EU jurisdiction for SaaS founders because it combines (1) an English-speaking, common-law-influenced corporate environment, (2) an EU VAT framework that works well for cross-border subscriptions, and (3) a corporate tax system that can be very efficient in certain shareholder structures. This [...]