We are a small firm, yet have highly developed international tax consulting skills, rare even among the larger firms
We have a good knowledge of company tax law in many countries
We have many years’ experience in the field of international tax
Most of the international tax work we do is at the requests of accounting and law firms around the world – we are used to working with ‘referrers’
We are very familiar with tax treaties and EU Directives – including the practical aspects
We are one of a few firms in Malta with inhouse specialization in Transfer Pricing
We at Sheltons Group refer to local tax, local international tax, and international tax.
By ‘local tax’ we mean matters with no international element. Example: Our Malta office advises on whether a Maltese company is taxed on the gain on a sale of an asset when the contract was entered or the date the payment was received.
By ‘local international tax’ we refer to advice on the local country’s tax on international transactions and on its treaties. Example: Our Australian office advises on Australian withholding taxes on interest paid to a German lender.
By ‘international tax’ we mean matters that have nothing to do with the countries where we operate. Example: Our international tax team advises a client in Canada on how to best structure their ownership of newly developed intellectual property which they plan to license to unrelated parties in ten different Asian countries.
COMPANIES
tax aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, digital taxes, restructuring and exit taxes, transfer pricing, CFC rules, compliance with reporting and disclosure tax requirements, VAT on cross border supplies of good or services.
INDIVIDUALS
residence taxation planning, international tax positions on cross border income and capital gains, exit taxes, tax certificates, tax implications on repatriation and relocations of employees and their personal assets, compliance on stamp duties/capital gains, wealth and inheritance taxes, VAT on real estate and yachts.
TAX TRAINING
We deliver a variety of international tax events to in-house staff of large corporations, tax specialists at professional advisory firms and to other professionals with specific tax interests or responsibilities. Our courses are all designed around the areas we work with as international tax consultants.
Ivan joined Sheltons in 2006 in Denmark and soon after became director in charge of our Copenhagen office. Ivan is nowadays the partner in charge of our Malta office as well as a director of Sheltons Italy.
After receiving his Adv. LLM in international tax law, Ivan accepted a position as a teaching assistant at the International Tax Centre (ITC Leiden) at Leiden University, The Netherlands, where he was involved in the ‘Fundamentals of International taxation’ and ‘Tax treaties’ courses. He continues to lecture on a regular basis on courses organised by ITC Leiden, with particular focus on Transfer Pricing. He also lectures yearly on various areas of international tax law.
Ivan advises private clients as well as multinational groups on a wide range of tax related areas typically involving cross-border activities. His specialisation includes:
Ivan speaks English and Maltese and is fluent in Danish and Italian. He also reads Spanish and French.
Publications
Malta National Reporter for IFA Congress in Lisbon 2025, co-authoring the Maltese chapter on: “Subject 2: Improper use of tax treaties and source taxation — policy, practice and beyond.”
Co-author of book published by Thomson Reuters, entitled ‘Transfer Pricing in Ibero America, USA, and UK’, with his chapter on UK transfer pricing.
Country author of the ‘Bloomberg country tax guide for Malta’ – Bloomberg Tax online platform, updated regularly. Note: This publication is available to subscribers of ‘Bloomberg Tax’ and, in 2020, was honoured with the prestigious award of ‘International Tax Contributing Author of the Year’ by Bloomberg Tax.
Peer-reviewed paper on ‘Centralized Intellectual Property Business Models – Tax Implications of EU Patent Box Regimes’. IBFD, Bulletin for International Taxation, 2015 (Volume 69), No. 9.
Amongst other publications.
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Brian joined Sheltons in 2017 and is currently the Director of Operations at the Sheltons office in Malta where he oversees internal processes, team development, and operational efficiency.
In 2021, Brian obtained his Master’s in Accountancy through ACCA, becoming an Associate Chartered Certified Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant registered with the Accountancy Board in Malta. His passion for taxation led him to also pursue an Advanced Master’s in International Taxation at the renowned University of Amsterdam, which he completed successfully in 2024. His thesis examined the tax regimes available to high‑net‑worth individuals across Europe, with particular attention to the social considerations influencing applicants’ decisions.
Brian advises both Maltese and international clients operating in Malta, assisting with a broad range of tax, corporate, finance, and accounting matters.
Outside of work, Brian enjoys unwinding with a Ken Follett or Stephen King novel, or free‑diving along the Maltese coastline.
He speaks English and Maltese and is fluent in Italian.
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