Financial services:

Malta has confidently established itself as a financial services centre of excellence with well known brands in the banking, insurance and investment services sectors establishing an operation in Malta to service their local and/or international customers. The following are the main reasons why patrons allude to choosing Malta.

• Robust legal and regulatory administration, with embedded flexibility
• The accessibility and pro-business attitude of the regulator
• Competitive operational costs
• Highly capable professionals who can support with the setting up and ongoing    
  compliance of the Malta operation
• Skilled multi-lingual workforce
• An attractive fiscal administration

Taxation of Malta Companies:

Malta companies are taxed 35% however due to Malta’s full imputation tax system; shareholders receive full credit for any tax paid by the company on distributed profits.

In addition, under Malta’s tax system, dividend distributions by Malta companies entitle the shareholders, subject to certain restrictions, to a refund of part of the tax paid by the company. Refunds amount to 5/7ths, 6/6ths, 2/3rds or 100% of the total tax paid, depending on the source of the income being taxed.

There are no restrictions on the nationality of the shareholders and the incorporation process takes approximately three working days.

Online Gaming and Betting Companies:

Malta has become Europe’s leading authority for remote gaming and betting operators, with over 300 license applications (most of which are leading game operators in the world) submitted. All forms of online betting and gaming can be carried out from Malta such as  online casinos, poker, sports betting, betting exchanges, bingo and lotteries. Licenses are valid for a period of 5 years and are renewable.

Operators have chosen to be based in Malta for the following reasons: • Malta now an EU member state is a county that   welcomes and regulates remote gaming and betting • Proficient and relatively inexpensive licensing process • Support services by hands-on professionals • Highly certified and skilled workforce fluent in a variety   of languages • State of the art telecommunications infrastructure • Extremely attractive fiscal regime