Anton Vella Laurenti

Anton Vella Laurenti joined the Inland Revenue Department in 1988 and has been active in international taxation since 1993 when the International Tax Unit was set up. Prior to joining WH Partners Anton held the position of Director, International Taxation, Office of the Commissioner for Revenue before retiring in 2019. He was an advisor within the Corporate and International Taxation Unit post-retirement.

Anton attended the EU Council, Code of Conduct and High-Level Working Party meetings related to direct tax and chaired EU Council meetings during Malta’s tenure of the EU Council Presidency in 2017. He was also Malta’s delegate in 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. Anton formed part of the assessment team in providing a detailed review of 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.

Anton is a fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants and holds the warrant of a certified public accountant.