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Start your company in Malta

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 19-21 days
  1. 1
    Structuring and KYC Day 1-4
    • Design holding and trading company structure
    • Submit KYC pack to Malta Business Registry (MBR)
    • Reserve name and draft Memorandum and Articles
  2. 2
    MBR Registration Day 5-9
    • Deposit €1,165 share capital with local bank
    • File Form BO1 ultimate beneficial owner declaration
    • Receive MBR certificate of registration
  3. 3
    Tax, VAT and Banking Day 10-14
    • Register tax number with Commissioner for Revenue
    • Apply for VAT number and PE permit if applicable
    • Open corporate account with MFSA-licensed bank
Starts from
€4,538 first year, all-in
≈ $5,341
What's included
  • Company formation €1,600
  • Registered office €800 /year
  • Bookkeeping €99 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K revenue €99 /month
    • €50K–200K €165 /month
    • €200K–500K €277 /month
    • €500K–1M €554 /month
  • Company secretary €950 /year
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Why Malta?

iGaming operators and B2B suppliers

The MGA is a Tier 1 gaming regulator covering B2C and B2B licences for casino, sportsbook and lottery, recognised across most regulated EU markets. English language admin and EU passporting support multi market rollouts.

MGA Tier 1B2B + B2CEU passporting

Founders running a two tier trading and holding structure

Malta's Refundable Imputation system lets non resident shareholders claim a 6/7 refund on the 35% CIT, taking the effective rate to 5%. Requires a holding plus trading structure and onshore substance to satisfy MFSA and ATAD.

Refundable Imputation5% effectiveMFSA

Crypto and digital asset issuers seeking MiCA (EU crypto framework)

MFSA was an early VASP (virtual asset service provider) supervisor and is now MiCA (EU crypto framework) national competent authority. English contracts, common law influenced company law, and full participation exemption on qualifying dividends round out the structure.

MFSA / MiCAParticipation exemptionEnglish admin

Considerations

If any beneficial owner is a US person

The 6/7 refund creates PFIC and GILTI exposure for US shareholders, and the system is under continuous EU scrutiny. If your cap table includes US persons:

6/7 refundPFIC + GILTIEU scrutiny
→ Delaware (USA) No PFIC/GILTI, US domestic→ Ireland 12.5% CIT, no refund mechanism→ Cyprus 12.5% CIT, IP Box, no refund trap

If you want a clean reputation for institutional fundraising

Malta was on the FATF grey list until June 2022 and the refund regime remains under EU state aid scrutiny. For tier one institutional optics:

FATF grey list 2022EU state aid review
→ Luxembourg Premier EU fund domicile→ Ireland Common law, US VC accepted→ Netherlands Holding regime, no grey list history
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