Unilateral Relief

• Allowed in cases where foreign tax is suffered on income received from a country with which Malta has no tax treaty.
• The foreign tax suffered is allowed as a credit against the tax chargeable in Malta on the gross chargeable income.
• Credit shall not exceed the total tax liability in Malta on the foreign sourced income.
• When claiming unilateral relief, the taxpayer must provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Commissioner:

- that the Income arose overseas
- that the Income suffered foreign tax; and the amount of foreign tax suffered

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