Accounting delivery partner · Malta
Outsourced accounting delivery for Maltese accountancy firms and Maltese businesses, from a dedicated team in India.
Cadence gives Maltese practices white-label capacity for bookkeeping, VAT return workings, FS5 payroll processing and year-end accounts preparation, and gives Maltese businesses a finance function without hiring. Your software, your chart of accounts, your review, your warrant.
Malta's calendar combines VAT periods, monthly FS5 payroll remittances, provisional tax where scheduled, annual accounts and the MBR annual return. Accounts need a clear working-paper trail; an auditor's report is required where applicable, while some small private companies may qualify for an exemption. Cadence prepares books and year-end files in the software and to the review standard agreed with your firm.
We are white-label preparation capacity. Your firm controls client-facing work and remains responsible for review, sign-off and filing. Agree named access, the working-paper standard, a cover note for open points and the no-contact boundary in writing. Check client terms, professional duties and privacy obligations for any subcontracting disclosure before sharing records.
A Maltese business can scope recurring bookkeeping, VAT workings, payroll schedules and management reporting with Cadence. The written scope sets the cadence and handover. The responsible warrant holder or adviser keeps review, filing and tax advice; an auditor reviews accounts where an audit is required.
Capacity is agreed on a calendar in advance. The interactive My Cadence tracker shows dates it can calculate from your answers. It explains FS5 and MBR annual-return rules but omits those dates until the exact working day or registration anniversary is known.
| Obligation | When | What we prepare |
|---|---|---|
| Article 10 VAT return and payment | Generally the 22nd of the second month after the assigned period ends. MTCA guidance | Reconciled VAT workings and return figures for your submission |
| FS5 payroll remittance | Last working day of the following month. Government guidance | Pay run workings, tax and social security figures |
| FS3 and FS7 submission to MTCA | 15 February | Annual employee statements and reconciliation prepared for your submission |
| Provisional tax instalments | 30 Apr · 31 Aug · 21 Dec, only where a provisional tax schedule applies | Instalment schedules checked against the MTCA notice |
| Company tax payment and manual return | January–June year ends: 31 March next year; July–December: generally 9 months after year end. MTCA guidance | Tax computation schedules and return workings for your review; online filing extensions can differ |
| Annual accounts to MBR (private company) | Generally within 10 months and 42 days after year end. MBR guidance | Draft statements and working papers; auditor's report where required |
| MBR annual return | Within 42 days after the exact registration anniversary. MBR guidance | Return preparation support for your review and filing |
India is three and a half hours ahead of Malta in summer and four and a half in winter. We set the call window, response times and handover dates with each Maltese firm or business in the engagement scope.
Cadence is not a warrant-holding accountancy or audit firm in Malta, is not registered with the Accountancy Board or the Malta Institute of Accountants, and does not sign, file or advise. We prepare; your warrant holders review and sign, your auditor audits, and the client's adviser advises. Set that division of work in the written proposal before work starts. The Maltese practice remains responsible for its own warrant, supervision and independence duties.
Tools may include Sage 50 and Sage Business Cloud, Xero, QuickBooks Online, Dext, Hubdoc and Shireburn Indigo for payroll, with working papers in Excel or your template. Confirm software, permissions and file storage in the written scope before sharing client records.
Questions from Malta
No. Cadence is an India-based accounting delivery partner. It holds no Maltese warrant, is not registered with the Accountancy Board, and does not sign or file anything. We prepare books, VAT workings, payroll workings and pre-audit accounts files for a Maltese firm or business to review and sign.
We can prepare reconciliations, draft financial statements and a working-paper file to the review standard agreed with your firm. An auditor's report is needed where applicable; some small private companies may qualify for an exemption. Your warrant holder or auditor confirms the filing requirements. See MBR guidance.
We prepare reconciled quarterly VAT workings including intra-EU and reverse-charge treatment for your review, and monthly FS5 payroll workings with FS3 and FS7 annual statements in Shireburn Indigo or your payroll system. Submission stays with you.
India is three and a half hours ahead of Malta in summer and four and a half in winter. We agree the live-call window, response times and handover dates in the engagement scope.
Tell us which software you use. We confirm compatibility, user access and working-paper handling before a trial starts.
We agree a trial batch, fee, review points and next steps in the written scope. VAT workings, year-end files or recurring bookkeeping can be used to test the handover before a wider engagement.
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