On 12 October 2023, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Maldives Passions Pvt Ltd v MIRA – a significant case concerning the parameters of the powers of the Tax Appeal Tribunal’s (“TAT”) to decide cases and order for re-audits.
On 14 January 2024, MIRA issued a Tax Ruling regarding allowable deductions related to donations. With the issuance of this Tax Ruling, effective from 1 March 2024, MIRA clarifies that only monetary donations made to State institutions or charitable organisations approved by the Commissioner General are eligible for deduction as donation expense.
On 2 January 2023, the Ministry of Tourism published a new Regulation on Governing Foreign Tourist Vessels Cruising and Harbouring in Maldivian Waters. The new Regulation introduces passenger liner permits for vessels carrying 50 or more passengers with a duration not exceeding 7 days in the Maldives. Agents of such vessels are no longer required to register the vessel as a taxable activity for GST purposes.
The Presidential Decree on Determining the Permitted Economic Activities and the Minimum Investment Threshold for Special Economic Zones was gazetted on 17 December 2023 revising the minimum investment threshold for special economic zones in Maldives.
The new Companies Act has been gazetted on 27 December 2023 and will be effective on 1 January 2024. The new Act introduces substantial changes to the company law landscape in Maldives bringing major developments that impact companies in Maldives. New compliance and regulatory requirements are also introduced under the new Act.
This blog article looks into the victory for taxpayers in the battle over tax cases being dismissed on the basis that the cases were filed out of time limit.
This blog article explores the change in the non-resident withholding tax position on non-resident contractor payments.
The Tourism Boundary Regulation introduced significant new changes to the provisions relating to the determination of boundaries of tourist establishments.