Cyprus imposes new defensive tax rules on payments to low-tax and non-cooperative jurisdictions

02 May, 2025

Cyprus has published Laws No. 47(I)/2025 and No. 48(I)/2025 in the Official Gazette on 16 April 2025. These laws introduce updated defensive measures on outbound payments of dividends, interest, and royalties to non-cooperative or low-tax

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Cyprus, Curacao sign income tax treaty

28 April, 2025

The Cyprus Ministry of Finance has signed an income tax treaty with Curacao on 23 April 2025. The agreement aims to eliminate double taxation on income and prevent fiscal evasion between Cyprus and Curacao. The Ambassador of Cyprus to

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Cyprus issues VAT rules for unredeemed expired vouchers

17 April, 2025

The Cyprus tax department issued Circular 3/2025 on 8 April 2025 to clarify value added tax (VAT) rules for unredeemed expired vouchers. The Circular focuses on single-purpose and multi-purpose vouchers. Single-purpose vouchers: VAT on

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Netherlands: Council of Ministers approve tax treaty between Curacao and Cyprus

10 April, 2025

The Netherlands Council of Ministers has authorised the Minister of Foreign Affairs to sign an income tax treaty with Cyprus on behalf of Curacao on 4 April 2025. The DTA seeks to eliminate double taxation on income and prevent tax evasion or

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Cyprus offers VAT exemption to rental property owners

04 April, 2025

Cyprus’ Commissioner of Taxation published Circular 2/2025 on 24 March 2025,  outlining guidelines for rental property owners who haven't opted to exempt their property from VAT. The circular is valid until 31 December 2025. In Cyprus, renting

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Oman ratifies income tax treaty with Cyprus

04 March, 2025

The Sultan of Oman issued a Royal Decree No. (23/2025) announcing the ratification of the income tax treaty with Cyprus on 3 March 2025. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of Oman by Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi, Chairman of the Tax

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Cyprus: Tax Reform Team announces tax reforms

03 March, 2025

The Cyprus Tax Reform Team presented its tax proposals to key stakeholders at the Presidential Palace on 26 February 2025. The proposals will soon be open for public consultation before being submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval and

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Kyrgyzstan approves tax treaty with Cyprus

25 February, 2025

Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet of Ministers has approved an income tax treaty with Cyprus on 28 January 2025 following negotiations that concluded in April 2024. The treaty aims to eliminate double taxation on income while preventing tax evasion and

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Cyprus issues 10-year bond yields for notional interest deduction

20 February, 2025

The Cyprus Tax Department announced, on 14 February 2025, the issuance of the 10-year government bond yield rates as of 31 December 2024 for various countries related to the Notional Interest Deduction (NID) on equity. These rates will determine

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Cyprus further extends deadlines for 2022 tax returns, transaction reports

14 February, 2025

The Cyprus Tax Department announced, on 12 February 2025, that it has further extended deadlines for submitting the annual company income tax return and the summary information table (SIT) on controlled transactions for the 2022 tax year. The

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Cyprus adopts public CbC reporting

27 January, 2025

Cyprus has published the Companies (Amendment) (No. 5) Law of 2024 in the Official Gazette on 6 December 2024, implementing the public Country-by-Country (CbC) under Directive (EU) 2021/2101 which establishes a reporting threshold for companies with

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Cyprus updates beneficial owners register framework

23 December, 2024

Cyprus’ Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (DRCIP) have announced several amendments to The Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering (Amendment) (No. 2) Law of 2024, which was published on 6 December

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Cyprus:  House of Representatives approve Pillar Two global minimum tax rules

13 December, 2024

The Cyprus House of Representatives reportedly approved the Law on a Global Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups on 12 December 2024. This legislation implements Council Directive (EU)

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Cyprus, Oman signs income tax treaty

12 December, 2024

Oman’s government has announced on 8 December 2024 that it signed an income tax treaty with Cyprus. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of Oman by Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi, Chairman of the Tax Authority, while it was signed on

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Cyprus announces provisional submission calculation, second provisional tax payment deadline

10 December, 2024

Cyprus tax authority has reminded taxpayers the deadline for submitting a revised provisional tax calculation (if applicable) and making the second provisional tax payment for the 2024 tax year is 31 December 2024. Taxpayers whose taxable income

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Cyprus confirms CbC exchange effective date with US, filing obligations

02 December, 2024

The Cyprus Tax Department has issued a notice on 19 November 2024, outlining the anticipated effective date for the agreement on exchanging Country-by-Country (CbC) reports with the US as well as related local filing requirements. The Cyprus Tax

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Cyprus announces temporary 0% VAT rate on essential items

04 November, 2024

The Cyprus Council of Ministers passed Decree No. 349/2024 on 31 October 2024. The Decree amends the VAT law to introduce a temporary zero VAT rate on certain essential items. The zero VAT rate will apply to basic essentials such as baby and

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Cyprus extends 2022, 2023 income tax returns deadlines for select taxpayers 

31 October, 2024

The Cyprus Tax Department (CTD) announced, on 25 October 2024, that the submission deadlines of income tax declarations for 2022 and 2023 have been extended. The income tax return for the year 2022 has been extended until 28 February 2025 and the

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