Anton Vella Laurenti has joined the tax advisory team of Malta-based law firm WH Partners. With over 30 years of experience, he will provide both local and international tax advice to the firm’s clients.

Vella Laurenti is a certified public accountant, as well as a fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants.

He joined the Inland Revenue Department in 1988 and has been active in international taxation since 1993, when the International Tax Unit was set up. He attended the EU Council, Code of Conduct and High-Level Working Party meetings on direct tax and chaired EU Council meetings when Malta held the EU Council presidency in 2017. He was also Malta’s delegate to the OECD Working Party meetings on tax conventions and related questions and participated in the Forum on Harmful Tax Practices and OECD meetings on BEPS Action 1 − Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy.

Vella Laurenti formed part of the assessment team which reviewed the legal framework of several jurisdictions under the auspices of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. He was also part of Malta’s team negotiating double tax treaties.

Before retiring in 2019, Vella Laurenti was the international taxation director at the Office of the Commissioner for Revenue. Following retirement, he was appointed as adviser to the Corporate and International Taxation Unit.

Ramona Azzopardi, partner and head of WH Partners’ tax and private client advisory practices, said: “I am delighted to welcome Anton to our tax team. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge, experience and judgement which is absolutely  critical to our field. He will further enhance our capability to provide insightful tax advice to our clients.”

James Scicluna, managing partner at WH Partners, remarked: “We are very pleased that Anton is joining our tax team, ably headed by Ramona. She has built a capable, strong and hardworking team, now being strengthened further with Anton’s  addition.”

Vella Laurenti added: “I am excited to be joining WH Partners and I look forward to working closely with my new colleagues.”

At WH Partners, Vella Laurenti will advise on  direct tax matters. 

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