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Serious gaming companies understand the importance of a reputable
licence. Being perceived by players as safe and credible will provide
greater credibility to online game sites and therefore assist in
making them more competitive on the market. Maltese Gaming regulation
can offer precisely than but also coupled with favorable tax regimes
and a professional operating environment. Read
"Online
Gaming Operations in Malta" .
In response to the EU Commission’s request to abolish the
‘International Trading Company’ regime, various provisions
of the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Management Act have been
amended in 2007. Read
"The Maltese
Tax refund system".
Whatever the industry you happen to
be in and whatever the size of your operation, you are definitely
subject to market forces. This means that you must provide your
clients with the best product/service possible at the most economical
price. Maintaining your competitive edge may not always be possible
in your current location. An incorporation in Malta may be the
answer. Read
"Malta offshore incorporation".
Most of the legislators mentioned above have very limited knowledge
of how the reputable online gaming operators actually carry on their
business and what measures are taken to prevent exactly the crimes
they are being accused of fronting. Any operator licenced in serious
jurisdictions such as Malta can vouch for the exacting regulations
imposed that are aimed specifically for the protection of the players
and preventing money laundering and fraud. Read
"Online Gaming – The Money Laundering Myth"
Whatever the industry you happen to be in and whatever the size
of your operation, you are definitely subject to market forces.
This means that you must provide your clients with the best product/service
possible at the most economical price. Read
"Malta as a hub for international operations".
Malta has been establishing itself as a serious and well regulated
Financial Centre since 1988 when various pieces of legislation were
enacted to provide the international investor with an alternative
location. Since that time great strides have been made and today
this island nation can proudly boast of being a well-respected player
in this field. Read
"Holding and Trading Companies in Malta".
What do actors like Madonna, Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt and Richard
Harris have in common? They all have sampled the excellent filming
opportunities that Malta offers for any type of film production,
this being a large budget film like Gladiator or a short 30 second
commercial. In order to maintain and even enhance on the island’s
leading position in the filming industry in Europe, the local authorities
try to ensure that film production units have a seamless experience
on the island. They are also provided with the best possible fiscal
and other incentives. Read
"Malta - your partner in film production ".
Legal Notice 233 of 2005 will come into force in Malta as from
July 1st 2005. Basically this directive will now guarantee interest
on trading debts that are not settled within the agreed time frame.
Previously, if a trader wanted to be compensated for late receipt
of amounts due to him, he had to resort to court action, unless
such interest was included in the trade contract. Read
"Late Payment Directive".
Situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, Malta has a long
tradition of international business that goes back to the first
millennium BC. This industrial tradition has led to today’s
favourable industrial and pro-business environment which makes
Malta the ideal location for foreign direct investment.
Malta Enterprise (ME) is the major catalyst in attracting foreign
industrial investment as well as the encouragement of local industrial
initiative. Read
"Industrial Incentives in Malta".
With its beautiful Mediterranean climate, its abundance of historic
and cultural sites and the ever-present blue and inviting sea, Malta
is a most attractive location for the establishment of residence
to thousands of expatriates. Find out more about the economic implications
of being a Foreign Resident in Malta. Read
"Relocating to Malta".
With the continued increase in information technology and its
widespread diffusal to all parts of the globe, e-commerce is already
having a huge impact on how the human race does business. Read
"E-Commerce in Malta".
All types of vessels, from pleasure yachts to oil rigs, may be
registered in Malta. Among the advantages one will find complete
tax exemption to owners, no restrictions on the nationality of the
shareholders and directors of Maltese companies, and of master,
officers and crew of Maltese ships and no restrictions on the sale
and mortgaging of Maltese ships. Read
"Ship and Yacht Registration in Malta".
To run your business as a sole trader or setting up a limited company
is definitely one of the major dilemmas that any trader has to face
at some stage or another in his business life. The answer is never
clear-cut as one has to examine a variety of factors. Read
"Sole
Trader or Limited Company?".
An article from "The Accountant" about how MGI Malta
transformed to become a leader within the small med medium sized
practitioners in Malta. Franco Azzopardi, partner and director decribes
the process and gives some hands-one tips for SMEs. Read
"Lean
and Mean ".
Rental Income when assessing rental income from property, this
will include the rental income for the property itself as well as
for any furniture and equipment which it contains and which is covered
by the same agreement. Read
"Rental Income".
The re-domiciliation of companies registered
in foreign jurisdictions to Malta has been made possible through
changes made in the Maltese COMPANIES ACT 1995, during the year
2002 – Refer Legal Notice 344/2002.
Read "Redomiciliation".
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