Kolac
Australian expat in Malta
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About me
Australian
Lives in st julians
Registration: 10 September 2010
Residence Permit Registration agent/agency
Hallo, i was wondering if anyone has had any experience or can recommend an agency/agent for Residence Permit Registration and Inland Revenue Registration purposes ? in previous experience/countries i have used an agency for this, and therefore ... Read More
Maltapark website issues
howdie all, just wondering if anyone else has had any issues with maltapark website ? in terms of waiting for an eternity to get an activation email after having registered there.. Read More
tax advisor
i just replied with a similar message elsewhere.. on this site, John Huber & Associates was recommended for these services.. i can also recommend him.. got my questions answered.. (i see that he is on the list for Tax Advisors for Malta on this ... Read More
Benefits of Malta for taxation by b4bmm
Hello all, I have been interested in the different benefits that Malta can offer to people who are looking to reduce their tax burden from our friends in the revenue department. My situation is I am a single male, 32, no kids. I was born in ...
i just replied with a similar message elsewhere.. on this site, John Huber & Associates was recommended for these services.. i can also recommend him.. got my questions answered.. Read More
Freelance taxes in Malta by tadas0
Hi, I'm a freelance artist and I'm looking for a low tax country to do all my taxes and take care of financial stuff in. I'm constantly traveling around the world and not necessarily planning to live in Malta, but I read that the taxes ...
in regards to tax issues, i would suggest you contact John Huber.. he was recommended on here a few years ago, and I can say that he put things straight (answered all the questions sufficiently etc).. Read More
Banif Bank by iamharibo
I would love to hear from anyone who is using or has used Banif bank. I've been using them since January and have had nothing but problems. * They take 4-5 working days to clear a payment that most other banks would do in 3 days. * When I pay for ...
Howdie guys... just wondering how people have fared in the last 6 months or so ? i see that most have been negative towards banif... or banif has been negative towards most... :(( Read More
property/land purchase
hi people of austria :-)) someone close to me is starting to look into purchasing some land which would be part for building/part for hobby farm or simply to hold as an investment... she is looking within the burgenland region, thats the area south ... Read More
Tax paying and calculating by Duxx
This tax sistem is killing , or better to say my new company is killing me couse I cant get a straight answer about my netto pay Questiones are those: 1. on 30,000.00 year pay somebody told me on other topic that i would pay roughly 3500 taxes per ...
i thought the calculation should be simple... i have seen that the malta tax computations r not at all complex... gross minus income tax due (adding back deductions for children etc)... and then u subtract ur social contribution also... the maximum ... Read More
Tax paying and calculating by Duxx
This tax sistem is killing , or better to say my new company is killing me couse I cant get a straight answer about my netto pay Questiones are those: 1. on 30,000.00 year pay somebody told me on other topic that i would pay roughly 3500 taxes per ...
u need to find out who that relates to exactly ? a single parent or ? potentially it also relates to u within the married parents... u r married and u have a child right ? ur wife does not make more than 2400 in a year so perhaps that means that u ... Read More
Life And Studying
wot is "high studying" ? studying when u r high on something ? or ? take some time to scroll thru the last 12 months of postings on this Malta forum, and u will probably be able to piece together almost everything u need to know... then when u have ... Read More
rent commission for real estate agent by romild0
hi everybody! I'm about to rent a long-term apartment to let, now I just want to make sure how this works: 1) you pay 1 month of rent price for DEPOSIT to landlord (which you get back when you decide to leave this flat) 2) you pay 50% of 1 month ...
would like to add that the list of events should potentially include going thru all appliances and checking the standard of the taps etc together before the deposit it signed etc... Read More
Smart TV advice please. by GuestPoster566
Hi, I need some personal recommendations please. Like many of you, I watch internet TV via a tablet or laptop and HDMI connector. I聮m getting a little fed up, especially as Lynn has to ask me to change channels etc. every time. So, does anyone know ...
i edited my post because the question i asked is now redundant :-)) Read More
Suggestion for an area to stay? by something blue
Moving to Malta in the next two weeks. Been trying to read as many topics and posts as possible to find out all the basics about my new country of living. The one question I couldn't find a good enough answer is that in which area I should start ...
sounds like u have answered ur own question... forget cycling... get used to buses if u have no access to car... and look for an apartment within few kms radius from ur office... Read More
Refunds for EU nationals on higher tariff from ARMS.
interesting comments in regards to landlords refusing to register the consumer/end-user... i reckon wotever they sort out for that one, will only be specific to the locals... creating yet again a two-tier system... Read More
Coming in March 2014 by PoshPB
I took early retirement this year and am looking forward to relaxing in the sun with my wife of 32 years. We are looking for long term rental from March with a view to staying forever. A visit in Jan is arrange ( 12-26 ) to view and hopefully sort ...
and at the end of the day, it comes down to whether wot u are after is available when u r after it... if u give it some time... about a week, minimum of 3 or 4 days to 10 days perhaps... potentially seeing about between 25 to 40 places (yes, u will ... Read More
Coming in March 2014 by PoshPB
I took early retirement this year and am looking forward to relaxing in the sun with my wife of 32 years. We are looking for long term rental from March with a view to staying forever. A visit in Jan is arrange ( 12-26 ) to view and hopefully sort ...
i found that frank salt had dates of availability on their website, whereas others did not (however if another agency sorted out a place then even this info would be a bit off)... their overall manner was a bit off-putting, but if they have what u r ... Read More
Coming in March 2014 by PoshPB
I took early retirement this year and am looking forward to relaxing in the sun with my wife of 32 years. We are looking for long term rental from March with a view to staying forever. A visit in Jan is arrange ( 12-26 ) to view and hopefully sort ...
never heard of benestates and perry.. i was with frank salt, simonmamo, dhalia, quicklets and another... the best agent of the lot i had was Trevor borg(?) at Dhalia... he showed me stuff that was closest to wot i was after, and that was done over a ... Read More
water pressure... by Kolac
hi guys... i have read a bit here and there about the waterflow setup in homes/apartments in malta... i have a question though... :-) is it normal to have a spurting action coming through from the hot water which goes to the bathroom ? or even the ...
ok...thanks... yes i believe that the water was not being used for some time before i moved in, so might just be that... am going to check the flow in all taps/showers to see wot the pattern is, if any... Read More
water pressure...
hi guys... i have read a bit here and there about the waterflow setup in homes/apartments in malta... i have a question though... :-) is it normal to have a spurting action coming through from the hot water which goes to the bathroom ? or even the ... Read More
Where to buy ... ? by nilonilonilo
Where to buy: - good tea? As in, good loose leaf tea. Most shops have a big assortment of brands, even Clipper and other fancy stuff like that, but do you know of a good tea shop with bulk containers of loose leaf tea? - running shoes? Most sport ...
nilonilonilo, did u find any tea at that place ? does it still exist? am asking cos i need to find anyone who stocks white tea (silver needles)... its fantastic stuff... one cup is like 12oranges, or so i was led to believe... when i first drank ... Read More
Nuts various in bulk - Where to buy? by rooikat
We make our own muesli but supermarkets like Pavi, Lidl, Scotts and others, all sell in smallish packets at prohibitive prices per kilo. Anyone know where to get nuts in bulk - also oats, pumpkin and sesame seeds, raisins etc.
am surprised i havent come across info or details bout such potential trips... however someone somewhere did refer to group on facebook called malta shopping... when i went to check them out, i came across some other lot called sicily to malta, and ... Read More
Nuts various in bulk - Where to buy? by rooikat
We make our own muesli but supermarkets like Pavi, Lidl, Scotts and others, all sell in smallish packets at prohibitive prices per kilo. Anyone know where to get nuts in bulk - also oats, pumpkin and sesame seeds, raisins etc.
wouldve thought italy... does anyone do any food runs over to italy, seeing that most of the stuff is already being imported into malta ? Read More
the "water saturating" clause in rental agreement...
Hi guys, Have any of u come across this very strange "water saturating" clause in ur rental contracts ? It seemed to be a standard clause with one of the bigger rental agencies.. "The Lessee shall not permit any water or other liquid to soak ... Read More
question on private health insurance vs vountary NI contributions... by Kolac
Hi guys... recently moved over to Malta, and my g-friend should follow shortly... i am in on the self-sufficiency level (as EU passport holder), and have some form of private health insurance soas to pass the test :-) and obviously be covered for ...
thanks Cat... i am currently looking at Atlas (or AXA PPP is their other name) :-)) Read More
Self employed person in Malta by Rico29
Hello there As I am planning to relocate to Malta in early February 2014, I have one clarification concerning the self employment status and the taxes linked to it. Should I pay the 15% income tax rate plus the social insurance of 27聙 a week or ...
"Rates for Class Two Social Security Contributions are based on the annual net profit or income for the year preceding the contribution payment year." wot dos that mean exactly ? preceding year before malta might mean zero (as how would they know ... Read More
question on private health insurance vs vountary NI contributions... by Kolac
Hi guys... recently moved over to Malta, and my g-friend should follow shortly... i am in on the self-sufficiency level (as EU passport holder), and have some form of private health insurance soas to pass the test :-) and obviously be covered for ...
hmm... i wonder y they dont allow voluntary... perhaps misinformation again, as i read on some recent postings... but i would have thought that they would encourage voluntary contributions... hmm... maybe they think a foreigner wanting to do that ... Read More
question on private health insurance vs vountary NI contributions...
Hi guys... recently moved over to Malta, and my g-friend should follow shortly... i am in on the self-sufficiency level (as EU passport holder), and have some form of private health insurance soas to pass the test :-) and obviously be covered for ... Read More
How to make friends in Croatia by expat.com
We have been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you are abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Croatia :top: [b]Which are your best ...
hahaha... jelsa is too far man.. besides, islands do not count... as they r full of tourists... Read More
How to make friends in Croatia by expat.com
We have been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you are abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Croatia :top: [b]Which are your best ...
Howdie all, just moved down to Zadar, so if any of u r in or from Zadar, then please let me know, so that we can perhaps catch up for a coffee... regards, Tony. Read More