When founders compare Malta and Bulgaria, they often begin with the wrong question. They ask, “Where is it cheaper to open a company?” In practice, that is rarely the question that matters most. The more useful question is this: which jurisdiction will still make sense [...]
“Do I legally need a local director in Malta?” In practice, that is only part of the picture. The better question is: will the company work better with one? We are ready to answer. That is a more useful question because a Malta company is [...]
If you look at Malta only as an IP jurisdiction, you are probably looking too narrowly. Many founders and tax advisers compare jurisdictions for IP structures by focusing on one question only: where can royalty income be taxed more efficiently? In practice, that is rarely [...]
When non-EU clients start looking at Malta, the real question is usually not “Which programme exists?” It is “Which route gets my family settled properly without creating a mess for tax, banking, travel or business continuity later?” That is the right way to look at [...]
For years, many advisers treated Cyprus as the default low-tax EU company jurisdiction and Malta as the more technical alternative. In 2026, that shortcut no longer holds. The reason is not branding, climate, or sales language. It is the mechanics of the tax systems. Cyprus [...]
Retirement is not only about slowing down. For many international retirees, it is about choosing the right place to live well, organise income efficiently, and enjoy greater certainty for the years ahead. Malta continues to attract retirees who want a stable European base and a [...]
A Malta Private Foundation is a serious private-wealth vehicle for succession planning, family governance, asset ring-fencing, and long-term holding of selected assets. Its structural advantage is not branding. It is legal and tax flexibility. Under Malta’s Foundations (Income Tax) Regulations, a foundation may be treated [...]
If you’re tax resident in Portugal and want a company you can run internationally, Malta is one of the most pragmatic choices in Europe. Not because it’s “a hack”. Because it’s an EU jurisdiction with a business-friendly registry, a widely used tax refund mechanism for [...]
First, what does “treated as a company” actually mean? Under Malta’s Foundations (Income Tax) Regulations (S.L. 123.114), a foundation is generally treated for Maltese income tax purposes in the same way as a company ordinarily resident and domiciled in Malta. That treatment is a tax [...]
Malta’s Companies Act was amended in 2025 to introduce a new Simplified Dissolution Procedure (often discussed in practice as a simplified liquidation / fast-track winding-up). The aim is to give inactive, solvent, low-risk companies a quicker and less costly route to be dissolved and struck [...]
A “Fiscal Unit” in Malta refers to Malta’s income tax consolidation regime under the Consolidated Group (Income Tax) Rules (S.L. 123.189).Where the election is made and accepted, a qualifying group is treated – for Maltese income tax purposes – as a single taxpayer: This is [...]
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 [...]
