Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has issued clarifications on calculating the period of presence in Malta in relation to the application of Article 56(17) of the ITA, which provides an optional tax rate of 15% on income earned from overseas employment where a contract requires the performance of work or duties mainly outside Malta.
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Employment outside Malta
One of the conditions for the applicability of the special provisions of article 56(17) (Employment outside Malta) is that during…