{"id":37172,"date":"2026-10-15T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italiangamingnews.it\/2026\/10\/15\/malta-esenzione-iva-gioco-distanza-legal-notice-86-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:52:01","slug":"malta-esenzione-iva-gioco-distanza-legal-notice-86-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italiangamingnews.it\/en\/2026\/10\/15\/malta-esenzione-iva-gioco-distanza-legal-notice-86-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta narrows VAT exemption on remote gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Online casino, live casino, betting, poker, and remote bingo are being removed from Malta&#8217;s VAT exemption and will become taxable according to the place of supply.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The changes to the VAT treatment of gaming activities in <strong>Malta<\/strong> take effect from <strong>October 1, 2026<\/strong>, following the introduction of <strong>Legal Notice 86 of 2026<\/strong>. The measure narrows the scope of the VAT exemption applicable to gaming and specifies which supplies remain exempt under the <em>Value Added Tax Act<\/em>, Malta&#8217;s VAT law.<\/p>\n<p>Online casino, live casino, online betting, online poker, and online bingo now fall outside the exemption and become subject to VAT, depending on the place-of-supply rules. For remote gaming operators, the tax may therefore be due in the State where the player is established, has their permanent address, or usually resides.<\/p>\n<p>The shift calls for a review of compliance requirements: VAT registration status, reporting obligations under the <strong>OSS<\/strong> (One Stop Shop) scheme, and input VAT recovery position. The review directly affects the corporate and operational structures of operators holding a Maltese licence, one of Europe&#8217;s leading jurisdictions for remote gaming.<\/p>\n<p>The new framework also opens the door to a possible increase in <em>input VAT<\/em> recovery. Operators making taxable supplies may now be entitled to recover tax paid on related business expenses that was previously non-recoverable. This points to the need to reassess recovery positions, including any partial exemption calculations, in order to identify potential savings.<\/p>\n<p>On the practical side, operators still have two key reference points: the text of Legal Notice 86 of 2026 and the guidelines issued by the <strong>Malta Tax and Customs Administration<\/strong> (MTCA), Malta&#8217;s tax authority, which indicate how individual products and supplies should be classified for tax purposes. 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