Key implementation point
35% headline rate masks effective rates as low as 5% after shareholder refunds — one of the EU's most complex GloBE interactions.
Implementation detail
- 01 Malta has a headline CT rate of 35%, but a full imputation system with shareholder refunds results in effective rates as low as 5% after refunds.
- 02 Post-refund effective rates below 15% are common in Maltese structures — GloBE covered taxes exclude refunds that are not refundable tax credits.
- 03 QDMTT critical: Malta enacted QDMTT to capture top-up before other EU states' IIR applies.
- 04 MRA (Malta Revenue Authority) issued detailed guidance on imputation system interaction.
Enacted legislation
Minimum Taxation for Multinational Groups Act
Official sources & further reading
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