On 24 September 2023, the High Court handed down the judgement in a case which provided clarity on two issues: 1) the deductibility of interest on a loan transaction between related parties, 2) requirement to perform a comparability analysis in determining whether a transaction is at arm’s length.
The Regulation on Employment of Expatriate Workers gazetted on 24 May 2023, introduced some major changes to the work permit application process in the Maldives and repealed the old Regulation on Employment of Expatriate Workers.
The Policy on Recovery of Tax from Third Parties outlines the procedures through which MIRA can recover unpaid taxes, fines or other outstanding payments from third-parties as specified in Section 47 of the Tax Administration Act.
This Advisory guides you through the key changes introduced through the 30th amendment to the GST Regulation.
This overview provides a brief analysis of the Maldives-UAE DTA. The key provisions of the DTA will be looked at, including the implications it has on enterprises attempting to make use of the treaty.
A dispute arose between Maldives Bay Pvt Ltd and MIRA with regards to the applicable rate of GST to the supply of certain capital assets (which included sand barges and fire pumps) by Maldives Bay to Sanctuary Sands Maldives Pvt Ltd – the owner of the tourist resort.
This issue of the Tax Alert focuses on the fee on plastic bags.
Our “Year in Review 2020” provides brief summaries of the key legal and tax developments through the year 2020, as the Maldives navigated its way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the issues have also been addressed to in blog posts by our lawyers and tax advisors, and in a variety of our publications.
The First Amendment to the Regulation on Leasing Islands, Lands and Lagoons under Cross-Subsidisation for Tourism Purpose was gazetted on 21 December 2022.
A case which provided further clarity to the principle of restitution for unjust enrichment under the law of equity. The Court further listed the conditions to be fulfilled in order to establish that a party has, in fact, gained an unjust enrichment.