The Malta Institute of Taxation was set up in 1995, having as its main purposes:

• To advance public education in and promote the study of the principles, administration and practice of taxation
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• To facilitate the exchange of information and views on taxation and the creation of an informed public opinion on the subject
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• To provide opportunities for the acquisition and dissemination of useful information concerning taxation in Malta, Member States of the European Union and other countries
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• To develop the techniques of taxation.

The Malta Institute of Taxation was founded on the 15th March 1995 during a meeting of tax specialists from the public and private sectors. Taking into account the continued development in fiscal legislation, and forseeing Malta's eventual adhesion to the European Union, the founder members felt that the time was opportune for the setting up of an organisation that would have its main purposes as set out above.

The activities of the Institute are mainly educational and academic. Among our activities may be mentioned the public seminars which are held three or four times a year. Attendance at these seminars is usually in excess of the total membership of the Institute itself. Slides and other materials used are made available on the internet. Topics dealt with at the seminars have included such matters as finance leasing, systems of double taxation relief, the taxation of trust income, the abolition of fiscal frontiers, tax planning in theory and practice, taxation of financial instruments and the parent-subsidiary directive. The Institute also offers its own Diploma Course in Taxation. This is a post graduate specialisation course which is much sought after by fully qualified lawyers and accountants, amongst others. Lecturers include some of the leading tax specialists in their field in Malta