Cyprus: Foreign interest companies and non-EU employees
The Ministers Council approved recently certain changes in the criteria for companies to register as foreign interest companies in Cyprus. These changes are valid from the 12th of December, 2022. The changes aim to attract companies, their employees, and their…
Read more2023: The new Cyprus Tax for All System
On 17/1/2023, the Cyprus Tax Department announced that the gradual implementation of the new Unified Tax Management System Tax For All (TFA) has already begun, which aims to gradually replace (among others) the TAXISnet platform and in the future…
Read moreCyprus Businesses and Salary Payment – Employer’s Obligations
In December 2022, an amending law on the Protection of Salaries was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, which includes new terms regarding the employer’s obligations in matters relating to personnel, payroll and other issues….
Read moreUpdated 2023: Cyprus Social Insurance and General Healthcare System contributions
General Healthcare System and Social Insurance contributions in Cyprus for the year 2023 will remain the same as in 2022. Contributions Employee Employer Self Employed Social Insurance 8.3% 8.3% 15.6% Social cohesion Fund 2% Redundancy Fund 1.2% Industrial…
Read moreA brief glance at the new Cyprus Shipping Limited Liability Companies (SLLC)
On October 6, 2022, the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) announced that the “Law on the Shipping Limited Liability Company” of 2022, also known as the “SLLC Law,” had been approved by the House of Representatives. The SDM, with its…
Read moreCyprus bank and public holidays for 2023
The dates listed below are Bank and Public Holidays in Cyprus for 2023. On these dates, all public services, private companies, banks, and shops are closed, although many shops and certain services remain open in some areas, busy shopping…
Read more2022 Temporary tax second instalment and Stock take reminder
Second instalment of temporary tax by 31st of December 2022. All Cyprus companies that have inventory must perform an annual stock take.
Read moreEuropean Court of Justice rules against general public access to UBO registry
25/11/2022 After the debate of whether AML regulations can come in conflict with GDPR regulations for EU citizens, the European Court of Justice issued a judgment dated 22/11/2022 that (quoted from the press release) “…the general public’s access to information…
Read moreCyprus: Imposition and collection of 0.4% fee on immovable property sales
Based on legislation passed in February 2021, all transfers and sales of immovable property and/or shares of a company which is not listed on any recognized Stock Exchange and that directly or indirectly owns immovable property, a fee of…
Read moreCyprus AIRBNB accommodations: Everyone must register
Cyprus: The Deputy Ministry of Tourism announces that all self-catering accommodations (on AIRBNB, BOOKING.COM and other platforms) should be registered in the relevant registry of the Deputy Ministry by 06/02/2023. According to the relevant legislation, in order to be…
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