Incorporate a Malta Company

We incorporate and administer Malta companies

Our team has decades of experience in setting up and administering companies. We can assist you at every step of the company incorporation journey.

Incorporating a company in Malta is a swift and reliable process. Subject to due diligence and compliance checks, you can expect your company to be registered within 2- 4 working days.

The Maltese Company: an efficient vehicle

There are many benefits to setting up your company in Malta. Malta is a stable, well-developed European Union member state. Possessed of a highly educated workforce, well-developed financial, tech, and tourism sectors, and an attractive tax regime, it is an excellent place to do business.

Malta is notable for the imputation tax system that applies to the payment of dividends. .

  • Low Effective Corporate Tax: Malta’s corporate tax is 35%. However, shareholders who recieve dividends are entitled to claim tax refunds on all or part of the tax paid by the company upon its profits. Typically, shareholders may reclaim 6/7 of the tax paid by the company. This results in an effective corporate tax rate of 5% or lower

  • A favourable IP regime: Malta also applies refunds on tax deducted from the profits accrued by royalties and IP payments. This refund rate is set at 5/7.

  • No withholding tax: Malta does not levy any taxes on dividends or royalties distributed to non-resident shareholders

  • Double Tax Treaties: Malta has signed 70 double tax treaties,

How we will help you incorporate a company in Malta

  1. Oversee due diligence: We will ensure that the correct documentation is in place

  2. Memorandum and articles of association: Core governance documatation will be prepared for your new entity

  3. Send to MBR: We have a long and positive relationship with the Malta Business Registry.

  4. Apply for income tax number: Using your new income tax number, your new company - or pre-existing foreign company, if you are changing domicile - will be ready to pay Maltese tax

  5. Apply for any other relevant numbers and licenses: Our clients have a diverse range of regulatory needs. We assist them in procuring the relevant licenses for their operations.

  6. Assist with opening bank accounts: Most companies need bank accounts to be useful. Using out excellent relationships with a range of banks, we will ensure your company has a bank account where needed

Disclaimer: While we provide corporate services, we do not provide tax advice. However, we can introduce you to reliable and high-quality advisors.

The benefits of a Malta holding company

Malta is a jurisdiction of choice for the creation and managment of holding companies. Operating as units within a wider structure, Maltese holding companies are an attractive vehicle which which to hold corporate assets.

Maltese holding companies are able to make use of Malta’s imputation tax system, which leads to shareholders receiving refunds on tax paid by their companies. Typically this refund rate is 6/7ths of the tax paid.

If a Malta company holds at least 10% of the equity in another company this may count as ‘participating holding’, resulting in further tax efficiencies.

The benefits of a Malta trading company

As an EU member state possessed of a dynamic commercial and technological economy, Malta is a great place in which to incorporate and manage a trading company.

Many owners of digital businesses use Malta as the base for their European and wider international operations.

By basing your company in Malta you may make use of the European single market, while also enjoying an favourable tax regime for your company.