Business setup
The Companies Act and the Immigration Act, the services that do the work, and the guides to read first.
- Companies Act Cap. 386 · 446 articles
- Immigration Act Cap. 217 · 41 articles
Related services
- Company Formation in Malta
We help you set up, register or incorporate a company in Malta end-to-end — name reservation, Malta Business Registry filing, tax and VAT numbers, and bank-account introductions.
- Residence & Relocation in Malta
We advise on Malta residence and relocation — the permanent residence programme, EU registration, and the steps each route needs.
- Accounting & Bookkeeping in Malta
We keep Malta companies compliant: bookkeeping, GAPSME accounts, VAT returns and payroll, with statutory deadlines tracked for you.
- Employment & Work Authorisation in Malta
We help you hire employees in Malta and set up your team: contracts, payroll and social security, and work-authorisation support for EU and non-EU staff.
Guides
- Malta's corporate tax refund system explained
- Malta holding company and the participation exemption
- Residence in Malta: the routes, and who each is for
- The Malta Nomad Residence Permit: conditions, tax and renewal
- The Single Permit: employing a non-EU national in Malta
- What a Malta company must file every year
- VAT registration in Malta: Articles 10, 11 and 12
- Opening a bank account for a Malta company
- Registering a yacht under the Malta flag: process and VAT
- Redomiciliation: moving an existing company to Malta
Text read from the consolidated PDF published by Legislation Malta. Tables, figures and marginal notes may be incomplete or out of place: the official PDF is authoritative. General information, not legal, tax or accounting advice.