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The Malta Institute of Accountants

Acronym: MIA

General Information

Identification Code: 833776942438-09
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Entity Form: Membership Body
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 5/11/2021
Last Update: 3/15/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The Malta Institute of Accountants (‘the Institute’/’MIA’) is the recognised approved accountancy body for accountants in Malta, as per Legal Notice 70 of 2020, in relation to the Accountancy Profession Act (CAP. 281). The Institute is home to over 4,000 qualified accountants and over 2,000 students who are on the path to qualification. The principal objectives of the MIA are to: (a) promote the highest professional, ethical and governance standards and exercise supervision over the members of the Institute; (b) provide members with the resources, information and leadership that enable them to provide services in the highest professional manner; (c) encourage and assist suitable persons to join the accountancy profession; (d) promote, support and advance the status and interests of the accountancy profession in all aspects, develop and improve accountancy education and continued professional education; and (e) promote unity and co-operation amongst the members of the Institute.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Banking and financial services
  • Budget
  • Business and industry
  • Competition
  • Customs
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Fraud prevention
  • Institutional affairs
  • International co-operation and development
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Taxation
  • Trade
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • national
  • sub-national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The Malta Institute of Accountants is seeking to influence EU policy and decision-making processes of the EU institutions pertaining to, amongst others, accounting, audit and assurance, financial and non-financial reporting, financial services, public interest entities, company law, governance and professional ethics, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, taxation policy, data-protection, the recognition of professional qualifications and changes resulting from Brexit and EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement of 2020, specifically including: (i) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings; (ii) Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards; (iii) Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts; (iv) Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding the statutory audit of public interest entities; (v) Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law, and related directives addressing corporate governance; (vi) Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Union and of the Council of 30May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, and amending Directives 2009/138/EC and 2013/36/EU; (vii) Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangement; (viii) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data; (ix) Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, and any changes to such recognition as addressed by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement of 2020, and any other relevant matters. The Institute is also interested in discourse relating to sustainable finance, SME policy, education, and international matters.
Communication Activities: As the recognised approved accountancy body for accountants in Malta, as per Legal Notice 70 of 2020, in relation to the Accountancy Profession Act (CAP. 281), the Malta Institute of Accountants (the Institute) undertakes several activities to aid and support its members with relevant guidance relating to audit and accountancy services, as well as through the provision of various educational training activities, which are organised in collaboration with competent authorities and stakeholders. The Institute has also been delegated a number of roles by the Accountancy Board (being the regulator of the accountancy profession in Malta), relating to the monitoring and compliance of Continuous Professional Development. More detailed information on the range of the Institute’s activities can be found at this link: https://www.miamalta.org/Annual-Reports.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Suite 4, Level 1Tower Business Centre
Post Code: BKR 4013
City: Swatar
Country: MALTA
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EU Office

Address: Suite 4, Level 1Tower Business Centre
Post Code: BKR 4013
City: Swatar
Country: MALTA
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.miamalta.org/members/members-directory https://www.miamalta.org/member-firms-directory
Organisation Members: The Malta Institute of Accountants is a member of: i) the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), ii) Accountancy Europe, iii) the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, iv) Finance Malta.