Cyprus: CbC reporting deadline is 31 December 2020
The deadline for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups to comply with the country-by-country (CbC) reporting and notification obligations in Cyprus is 31 December 2020 for the fiscal year 2019. CbC reports and notifications are submitted through
See MoreCyprus publishes a law amending the Assessment and Collection of Taxes Law
On 20 August 2020, Cyprus has published the Assessment and Collection of Taxes (Amendments) (No. 3) Law in the Official Gazette. The Amending Act introduces provisions aimed, among other things, at improving tax compliance and giving the Tax
See MoreCyprus: Tax department further extends deadlines for tax settlements of 2015
On 21 July 2020, the Cyprus tax department announced to further extends the deadlines for tax debt settlements for periods that ended by Dec. 31, 2015. The deadlines are extended to 14 January 2021 from 14 August 2020 to settle debts finalized by
See MoreDAC6 Updates: Optional deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines
On 24 June 2020, the European Council reached agreement on an optional 6-month postponement to the reporting deadlines for relevant taxpayers under EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC6), and a delay to the exchange of information under
See MoreCyprus postpones reporting cross-border arrangements (DAC6)
On 27 July 2020, the tax authority of Cyprus issued a notice declaring an initial deferral of DAC6 reporting on cross-border arrangements. The submission of DAC6 information in Cyprus is extended as information on reportable arrangements
See MoreCyprus amends treatment of intangible assets
On 17 July 2020, the House of Representatives of Cyprus approved a bill amending Section 9(1)(l) of the Income Tax Law (ITL) which introduced a number of changes with respect to the tax treatment of intangible assets. As per section 9(1)(l)
See MoreCyprus Gazettes EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
After the partial adoption of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD I) of 12 July 2016 in 2019, on 19 June 2020 the Parliament of Cyprus voted into law the remaining provisions of ATAD I, as well as the provisions of the EU ATAD II of
See MoreCyprus: House of Representatives passed the law to implement EU ATAD
On 19 June 2020, the Cyprus Parliament adopted the law to implement the provisions EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD I) with respect to exit taxation rules, as well as, the provisions of the amending Directive (ATAD II) with respect to
See MoreCyprus: BEPS MLI enters into force
On 13 May 2020, OECD has published the updated position of signatories’ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, MLI entered into
See MoreCOVID-19: Cyprus extends the payment deadline for tonnage tax
On 27 March 2020, the Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has decided to extend the date of payment of the Cyprus Registry Maintenance Annual Fee and the tonnage tax of Cyprus ships due to the widespread of the coronavirus outbreak. In this respect,
See MoreCOVID-19: Cyprus extends the deadline for submitting income tax returns
On 30 March 2020, the Cyprus tax department published an announcement to extend the corporate and personal income tax return deadlines in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A two-month extension to the filing deadline for income tax
See MoreCOVID-19: Cyprus defers VAT payment until 10 November 2020
On 27 March 2020, the Cyprus parliament proceeded with the voting of the relevant tax and VAT laws in response to the coronavirus. The law includes the deferral of VAT payment until 10 November 2020 without invoking penalties or interest. The
See MoreCyprus deposits MLI ratification instrument
The OECD announced that Cyprus deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) on 23 January 2020. Cyprus also submitted its MLI
See MoreCyprus amends the company law introducing administrative penalties
On November 1, 2019, the Registrar of Companies published a notice regarding the implementation of Law 149 (1) / 2018 (the Act). The law amends company law and company law regulations with the introduction of administrative penalties on certain
See MoreCyprus plans to implement EU Directive on mandatory disclosure rules by the end 2019
On 16 September 2019, the Cyprus Tax Department announced that the legislation implementing the EU Directive 2018/822 on mandatory disclosure requirements will be introduced before the end of 2019. The announcement confirmed that, for arrangements
See MoreCyprus launches a public consultation regarding DAC6 to transpose into local law
On 22 October 2019, the Cypriot tax authorities launched a public consultation on draft legislation to implement DAC6 into local Cypriot law. The consultation is due to run until November 12, 2019. The draft legislation will then be subject to the
See MoreCyprus and Egypt sign new income tax treaty
On 8 October 2019, Cyprus and Egypt signed an updated Agreement for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and Avoidance, incorporating the OECD model convention. The new text will
See MoreCyprus: Tax department publishes income tax return form for 2018
On 3 October 2019, the Cyprus tax department has published corporate income tax return form (TD4) for 2018. The basic difference between 2018 and 2017 return form is the part 3. Under this taxpayer is requested to confirm whether a Transfer Pricing
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