ARTICLE · 06 DECEMBER 2005

Setting Up A Trust In Malta

Griscti & Chetcuti Advocates, Malta

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Malta has just amended the Trusts and Trustees Act (Chapter 331 of the Laws of Malta) to allow for the creation of trusts in Malta. This brief introduction to trusts in Malta relates to situations where the settlor and beneficiaries of the trust are non-resident in Malta or hold Permanent Residence Permits in Malta.

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Marco Griscti

Malta has just amended the Trusts and Trustees Act (Chapter 331 of the Laws of Malta) to allow for the creation of trusts in Malta. This brief introduction to trusts in Malta relates to situations where the settlor and beneficiaries of the trust are non-resident in Malta or hold Permanent Residence Permits in Malta. Although trusts are permitted where the settlor or beneficiary are resident in Malta, the tax implications of trusts as set out hereunder are limited to non-resident situations. Where the settlor and/or beneficiaries are resident or domiciled in Malta, the tax situation is completely different.

Our law firm owns an in-house trust company (International Beneficiary Services Ltd) which is a Licensed Trustee Company under the terms of the Trusts and

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