Ms Said Formosa is a graduate of the University of Malta, obtaining her B.Commerce in Management and Accountancy in 1999, and B.A Hons in Accountancy from the University of Malta in 2001. She also successfully completed her M.A. in Financial Services in 2008.

Ms Said Formosa commenced working in the private sector in 2000 where she worked for a prominent accounting firm working in the preparation of accounts and financial statements for a number of companies in Malta as well as tax compliance for personal clients.  In 2001 she moved on to work as an Assistant Financial Controller of one of Malta’s largest group of companies. Between 2002 and 2007 Ms Said Formosa worked in the public sector as a tax auditor, gaining experience in direct and indirect taxation as well as serving on numerous government appeals boards. During her term of employment with the public sector Ms Said Formosa worked in several sectors gaining experience in various aspects of Maltese taxation.

Ms Said Formosa has also worked abroad in the field of taxation and has researched international tax compliance implemented in various jurisdictions. From 2007 to 2009 Ms Said Formosa worked with a local accounting and law firm providing tax consultancy services to international and local clients.

Ms Said specializes in international tax and the interpretation of Malta’s vast double taxation treaty network and has worked closely with Financial Service Companies as well as Shipping and Aviation Companies.    She has successfully taught in various private educational institutions preparing students for papers in International Taxation as well as Maltese Tax regulatory framework.  Ms Said Formosa is currently working on her Phd. research in the field of international taxation and finance.