The Monaco Yacht Show is an annual event held in Port Hercules, Monaco, showcasing the world’s most luxurious superyachts and attracting yacht owners, industry professionals, and affluent buyers from around the globe. It’s a hub for innovation, luxury, and business, offering a unique platform for networking and exploring the latest in maritime excellence.
Zampa Debattista are specialised in all fiscal areas applicable to transactions, particular to the yachting industry. Our understanding of the complex fiscal landscape ensures clients navigate regulations smoothly to effectively minimise the risk of non-compliance whilst at the same time, optimising the VAT position applicable to the relevant yachting transactions.
Services Specific To Yachting
Tailor-made VAT advisory services on yacht transactions including, intra-Community acquisitions and importations, transfers and chartering activity
Efficient VAT structures including VAT deferral structure.
Preparation of lease instalment calculations and assistance with obtaining a VAT deferment upon importation.
Assistance with the importation of a yacht into Malta and assistance with temporary admission through Malta.
Assistance with obtaining a VAT Paid Certificate or Letter of Comfort from the Malta Tax and Customs Authorities.
Official representation with the Malta Tax and Customs Authorities including ongoing support with all VAT compliance matters such as VAT & OSS registration and returns, where applicable.
Company formation to own & operate a pleasure yacht for asset protection for the owner or else, to carry on a chartering activity.
Tax advisory & crew payroll services.
Matthew Zampa
Partner
Matthew Zampa, is a leading VAT specialist. He has been specializing in VAT since 2008 and has been involved in complex VAT assignments both within and outside of Malta. Matthew is the first Maltese to successfully complete the Expert in EU VAT degree, a degree administered and awarded by the VAT Forum, an international partnership of indirect tax specialists, founded in 1999.
He is also one of the authors of the European VAT Handbook, a manual providing essential information about VAT in Europe. Matthew forms part of the indirect taxation committee of the Malta Institute of Taxation, is the representative of the tax sub-committee of IFSP for VAT matters and is also co-chairing the tax yachting subcommittee of MMLA.
Christabel Gatt
VAT Leader
Christabel Gatt, is an ACCA Qualified Accountant who has been working at Zampa Debattista and specialising in VAT for over eight years. She currently leads the firm’s VAT division and is also a member of the management team, with particular focus on quality at large.
In recent years, Christabel has expanded her VAT expertise to the yachting industry and joined the Malta Maritime Law Association’s Yachting Sub-Committee.
Christabel, has gained her technical experience lecturing through ZD Academy and other external institutions. She is currently reading for the EU VAT Expert Degree, a degree awarded by VAT Forum, a partnership of international VAT experts registered in Belgium.
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