Cash Declaration Limit Changed

The Maldives Monetary Authority, on 17 January 2019, published the first amendment to the Regulation on Cross Border Currency Declaration Amount. The changes introduced now require passengers travelling with USD 20,000 or more, and are travelling…

Tax Implications of the Employee’s Income Tax Borne by the Employer

Some employers may decide to pay income tax on behalf of the employee. In some jurisdictions, such tax payments made by the employer are not considered as a taxable benefit. The case, however, is not the same in the Maldives. This article illustrates how this applies in practice, and how it affects the tax liability of the employee.

Tourism Establishments to Register with an Online Portal

Regulation on Collection of Information for the Compilation of Tourism Statistics, which provides for the collection of tourism-related information and rules on how that information would be utilized, has been published in the government gazette