Company Formation in Malta

key content

Chetcuti Cauchi enjoys the reputation of a premier specialist for company formation in Malta with roots in sound legal and tax advice supported by a fully-fledged team for company formation in Malta, company administration and company accounting teams. While maintaining the personalised service of a boutique practice, Chetcuti Cauchi's company formation and administration service is able to deliver at high quality levels expected from larger firms at the cost of smaller less geared up setups.

Why Company Formation in Malta

Malta is a member of the European Union since 2004, access to EU Directives;
Company law in Malta and Malta's corporate tax system are EU and OECD approved;
Onshore, reputable jurisdiction yet investor-friendly, low-tax jurisdiction without stigma of an offshore tax haven;
Malta offers a very attractive tax regime with the possibility of a 5% effective tax rate for shareholders of Malta companies;
Malta is a highly ranked financial centre and enjoys a stable economy and a sound banking system;
Malta allows a company to be re-domiciled / continued, into and out of Malta;
Licensable operations e.g. investment and financial services, Malta licensed companies may passport their services into other Member States;
Share Capital may be denominated in any desirable currency;
Accessible and friendly single regulator: the MFSA;
Transfer of shares in a Malta Company is normally tax exempt for non-residents, as long as the Malta Company owns no immovable property in Malta (not restriction to ownership of immovable property outside Malta);
No transfer pricing rules; No thin capitalisation rules;
Generous income tax exemptions and deductions;
Indefinite carry forward of Trading Losses;
No withholding taxes on company dividends, royalties and interest;
Investor-friendly tax authorities, binding advance revenue rulings for legal certainty;
Low VAT Rate and easy VAT registration of trading companies;
Various tax incentives and rebates for small businesses and business investing in plant and machinery in Malta.

Our Company Formations Team

Led by Corporate Services partner Dr Priscilla Mifsud-Parker, our Company Formation team is able to deliver very short response times for queries related to company formation in Malta and fast Malta company formation and company incorporation service, if required, even within 24 hours. As leaders in the area of company formation in Malta, enjoying the cumulative experience of Chetcuti Cauchi's fifteen years of experience in company formation in Malta, we are able to be practical, responding without hesitation while maintaining high levels of legal and fiscal compliance, often necessary in company formation cases that are less straight forward.