On 16 August 2026, the Government submitted to the People’s Majlis the Bill on Second Amendment to the Income Tax Act. The proposed amendment introduces significant changes to the taxation of non-resident contractor payments, including an increased non-resident withholding tax rate, an expanded definition and mandatory gross-basis taxation for non-resident contractors.

On 15 August 2026, the Government submitted to the People’s Majlis the Bill on Eighth Amendment to the Goods and Services Tax Act. The Bill proposes a number of material changes to the existing GST framework, with a key objective of advancing the implementation of the destination principle and bringing within the scope of Maldivian GST supplies made by foreign tour operators and travel agencies. The Bill also seeks to strengthen the GST regime through a number of structural amendments and technical corrections to the existing provisions of the Act.

On 14 March 2026, the 9th Amendment to the Employment Act was enacted into law, introducing some significant changes.

The First Amendment to the Special Economic Zones Act was ratified on 10 November 2025, introducing noteworthy tax implications for SEZ developers and investors including introduction of a new property transfer tax on strata title transactions.

The 16th Amendment to the Tourism Act was gazetted on 6 December 2025 introducing new changes to the Tourism Act. The new changes include the establishment of Tourism Training Resorts as a new category of tourism establishments.

On 22 October 2025, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (“MIRA”) has published the Third Amendment to the Instalment Policy (the “Amendment”), introducing more flexibility in granting instalment arrangements to delinquent taxpayers.

The Trademark Act was gazetted on 11 November 2025, establishing a statutory framework for the registration and protection of trademarks in the Maldives for the first time. This development strengthens the protection of intellectual property rights in the Maldives addressing a previously unregulated area of intellectual property law in. Maldiv.

On 4 August 2025, the Ministry of Tourism and Environment gazetted the Regulation on the Advertising of Establishments that Provide Services to Tourists in the Maldives, which took effect immediately. The Regulation expands on the new advertising rules that were introduced under the 15th Amendment to the Maldives Tourism Act.

On 4 August 2025, the Ministry of Tourism and Environment gazetted the Regulation on the Advertising of Establishments that Provide Services to Tourists in the Maldives, which took effect immediately. The Regulation expands on the new advertising rules that were introduced under the 15th Amendment to the Maldives Tourism Act.