Refund of Maltese VAT
Denomination for Maltese VAT: VAT (Value-added Tax)
- 18%VAT percentage high rate
- 7% and 5%VAT percentage reduced and low rates
- Deadline for reclaiming Maltese VAT for the year 2023 for companies based within the EU is 30 September 2024
- Deadline for reclaiming Maltese VAT for the year 2023 for companies based outside the EU based is 30 June 2024
Reclaiming Maltese VAT (VAT)
Companies can reclaim the VAT paid in Malta. Please send your Maltese tax invoices and receipts to our VAT specialists. Even when you think or hear that reclaiming is not possible. We will look at the possibilities for refund of the VAT paid in Malta. So you will never miss a refunded Euro.
How can you check whether you have paid VAT in Malta?
If you have paid VAT in Malta, you can see this on the invoice where is indicated VAT (an abbreviation of Value-added Tax). The percentages indicated are 18%, 7% or 5%.
Refund of Maltese VAT, what should I think about?
Refund of the VAT paid in Malta is possible for the following items:
- Car rental (50% refundable)
- Fuel (for passenger cars 50% refundable)
- Hotel accommodation by installation and/ or recharging
- Costs relating to seminars, conferences, meeting or congresses in Malta
- Food, dinner, lunch by installation and/or recharging
- Purchase of materialsfor deliveries and/or installation
- Purchase of raw materials
- Purchase and delivery of goods
Example: You are selling a machine to a client in Malta. A local subcontractor based in Malta is installing this machine on your behalf. There is an installation delivery. The Maltese VAT paid (VAT on the invoice) for the installation costs is easily reclaimable through us.
Is your application for refund of Maltese VAT been rejected?
Let your rejected application for refund of Maltese VAT be reviewed by our VAT experts. Regularly invoices with Maltese VAT are rejected for refund. We are happy to review the denial decision for you. Often we still see possibilities to reclaim the rejected turnover tax on your invoices.
Maximum refund of your VAT paid in Malta
Submit all invoices and receipts of payments in Malta. We will check and take care of the maximum refundable amount possible. Within a couple of days after receiving your invoices, you will receive a confirmation indicating the maximum refundable VAT amount. You can follow your refund claim for repayment of Maltese VAT online on our portal.
- Deadline for reclaiming Maltese VAT for the year 2023 for companies based within the EU is 30 September 2024
- Deadline for reclaiming Maltese VAT for the year 2023 for companies based outside the EU based is 30 June 2024
