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Foreign Interest Companies – Important Amendment

On 30 November 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the Amendment of the Policy for the Registration of Companies in the Register of Foreign Interest Companies....

06 November 2023

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ATAD 3: EU Unshell Directive

The Directive targets EU tax resident entities that are engaged in cross-border economic activities but have little or no economic substance, known as “shell entities”....

05 November 2023

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Extension of Income Tax 50% Exemption Approved by Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers approved on 10 May 2022 the significant improvement of an incentive aimed at attracting foreign companies and highly skilled staff to Cyprus....

12 May 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions on Back to Back Financing Arrangements

The Cyprus Tax Department issued, on 24 January 2022, a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to financing arrangements between related parties of a so called...

04 February 2022

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New Package of Incentives for Establishing or Expanding Presence in Cyprus

On 15 October 2021 the Cyprus government presented its Action Plan for attracting companies to establish or expand presence in Cyprus. The Plan is in line...

21 October 2021

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Setting Up in Cyprus: Company-Officers-Premises

We will consider whether to form a company in Cyprus or redomicile a foreign company to the country. We will also contemplate alternatives concerning premises, as...

24 August 2021

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Cyprus Investment Programme to be Terminated

The Cyprus government announced recently that the Cyprus Investment Programme will be terminated as from 1 November 2020....

20 October 2020

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Setting Up in Cyprus: Hiring/Relocating Personnel

We are examining aspects related to human resources, whether these relate to hiring employees from the local market and/or relocating existing personnel from abroad....

08 October 2020

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Mini Fund Managers in Cyprus

A new legislation entitled the “Law which provides for the Incorporation and Operation of Small Alternative Investment Fund Managers” came into force on 3 July 2020...

29 September 2020