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When setting up a business or a company in Malta you need an effective, EU-based solution. The competitive tax system in combination with the extensive network of Double Taxation Agreements and its English-speaking educated workforce makes Malta an interesting and progressively popular business vehicle to register for companies from all over the world. Malta provides several solutions to accommodate your requirements, whether one is need for a Malta holding company (to be used as part of an effective asset-holding structure), a ship owning company, a Malta trading company, an investment vehicle or a captive insurance company.
Normally the formation process will be finished within two days after receiving the receipt of the documentation and satisfaction of requirements established by Maltese law.
Through the drafting and registration of its Memorandum of Association a company is set up. All shareholder/s must subscribe thereto and a certificate of registration is issued in respect thereof. The MOA should include:
Entities in Malta, including companies, partnerships, foundations, trusts and associations, have an obligation to disclose the ultimate beneficial owner/s (physical person) of the entities. A beneficial owner is defined as the individual (s) who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity or arrangement through direct or indirect ownership of a sufficient percentage of the shares or voting rights or ownership interest in that entity.
Entities in Malta, including companies, partnerships, foundations, trusts and associations, have an obligation to disclose the ultimate beneficial owner/s (physical person) of the entities. A beneficial owner is defined as the individual (s) who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity or arrangement through direct or indirect ownership of a sufficient percentage of the shares or voting rights or ownership interest in that entity.