Cyprus as an Ideal Location for Intellectual Property
Cyprus continues to offer one of the most attractive and internationally recognised frameworks for intellectual property structuring in Europe. Under the Cyprus IP Box regime, qualifying profits derived from eligible intellectual property may benefit from an effective tax rate of around 3%, subject to the nexus approach and the specific expenditure profile of the structure. […]
Cyprus Notional Interest Deduction (NID): How It Works in 2026
Cyprus Notional Interest Deduction (NID): How It Works in 2026 The Notional Interest Deduction (NID) is a significant instrument available to both domestic and foreign companies that allows them to deleverage and realize a tax-efficient return on new (qualified) equity. This return is obtained by deducting a “notional” interest charge from their taxable income. As […]
Tax Reform in Cyprus – First Proposals and Potential Impact Introduction
Cyprus is preparing to roll out significant tax reforms designed to modernise its tax system while preserving its status as an appealing business destination. UPDATE 2026: The new tax law was just approved in December 2025 and came into effect in Cyprus on January 1st 2026. Not all proposed changes made it through – so […]
Confirmation of Information in the UBO Register
During the period from 1st October to 31st December of each calendar year, every entity in Cyprus must confirm electronically its beneficial owners. The Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (DRCIP) announced that all entities incorporated or registered in Cyprus must log into the register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) between October 1, […]
50% Expatriate Relief on Employment Income: Guidance
The Cyprus Tax Department issued Circular 4/2024 in July 2024, regarding the exemption from income tax of 50% of the remuneration from employment exercised in Cyprus, as per the amended Article 8(23A) of the Income Tax Law. We were writing about the new expatriate relief (introduced on 30 June 2023) in our article: https://ibccs.tax/50-expatriate-relief-on-employment-income-in-cyprus-new-tax-incentive-law-now-published/ The […]
Blue Card in Cyprus
On 11 July 2024 the Cypriot Parliament approved a new law regarding the implementation of the EU framework for Blue Cards – a work and residence permit for highly qualified third-country nationals. The law is now expected to be published in the Official Gazette of Cyprus. Highly qualified individuals The Blue Card is a […]
CYPRUS: PROVISIONAL TAX 2024
Provisional tax in Cyprus is a system of advance tax payments. It is designed to ensure that taxpayers pay a portion of their expected annual tax liability throughout the year. Computation of Temporary Tax According to the Cyprus Income Tax Law, all Cyprus companies must proceed with the submission and payment of the provisional […]
Personal Tax Return 2023
The submission of the income tax returns for individuals in Cyprus (form IR1) for the year 2023 is now available via TaxisNet portal. The deadline for submitting tax returns and paying income tax for the tax year 2023 is on 31 July 2024. Why do you need to file IR1? All tax resident in Cyprus […]
ATAD 3: economic substance requirements
In December 2021, the European Commission published the first proposal for the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 3 (ATAD 3). Its goal is to tackle the abuse of companies that do not carry out any economic activities – namely shell entities. Therefore, the directive is also known as the “Unshell Directive”. The proposal was approved by the […]
Marshall Islands & Substance Reporting
As of November 1, 2023, the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands has implemented a penalty fee of USD 500 for entities failing to adhere to Economic Substance Reporting (ESR). This move comes as part of the country’s commitment to upholding international standards and remaining in the European Union’s whitelist. Reporting obligation Since 2020 […]