25 Feb 2021
The Cyprus UBO Registry to fight money laundering Recently the Government of Cyprus has taken additional steps to increase transparency in all transactions taking place in the country and fight money laundering. Cyprus aims to increase confidence in its legal and tax system and become a more desired destination for business activity. In doing so, […]
2 Sep 2020
Cyprus is one of the EU’s smallest and most isolated countries, but it hasn’t remained untouched. Travel and tourism were abruptly curtailed. In mid-April the Central Bank of Cyprus urged banks to focus on the provision of short-term liquidity facilities for up to 12 months at preferential interest rates. This was designed to help viable […]
23 Mar 2020
C. COSTA ASSOCIATES AUDITORS LTD – Coronavirus announcement Dear Clients and associates, In view of the current situation created by the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) which affects not only us as individuals but the whole world, we are trying to do our part to protect ourselves and those around us. We have taken a […]
31 Oct 2019
VAT on building land 5% Recently the Cyprus Council of Ministers has come to a decision to provide a VAT refund to individuals who bought land for the construction of their primary residence in Cyprus. The purpose of this VAT refund is to reduce the VAT rate on the acquisition of land from 19% to […]
19 Sep 2019
Recent Amendments to the Cyprus Companies Law Cap. 113 (Law 149(I)/2018) – with an aim to modernise and streamline the filing and registration requirements and processes with the Registrar of Companies. Introduction of Administrative Fines for late filings The Registrar of Companies shall impose an administrative fine for late filing of the below notifications to […]
25 Oct 2018
As part of the Government’s effort to improve the electronic services offered to taxpayers, the Tax Department has recently announced that as from the 1st of June 2018, the settlement of the following taxes can be effected only electronically through the JCCsmart website. Tax Code Description 0100 Income tax deducted from emoluments (PAYE) 0114 […]
25 Oct 2018
Tax authorities are now eyeing short-term property rentals such as Airbnb which, due to loopholes in the law, are not subject to tax. .The matter was raised on Monday at the House finance committee, which discussed the leasing/renting of properties via online services. .Tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris said this income is not currently taxed. In […]
19 Jul 2018
Την προσοχή των εποπτευόμενων οργανισμών για την είσπραξη μετρητών πέραν των €10 χιλ. επισύρει η επιτροπή κεφαλαιαγοράς. Με εγκύκλιό της, η ΕΚ ενημερώνει τους εποπτευόμενους οργανισμούς ότι σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 5Α του περί της Παρεμπόδισης και Καταπολέμησης της Νομιμοποίησης Εσόδων από Παράνομες Δραστηριότητες Νόμου του 2007 η είσπραξη σε μετρητά για ποσό ίσο ή […]
15 Jun 2017
Dear clients and associates, we would like to inform you of recent tax updates regarding back-to-back loan arrangements and negotiating payments of accrued taxes. Back-to-back loan arrangements The current regime provides for minimum acceptable net profit margins on intra-group back-to-back loan arrangements. This will apply until 30 June 2017 and any tax ruling obtained under […]
21 Dec 2016
Τμήμα Εφόρου Εταιρειών και Επίσημου Παραλήπτη – ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – ΔΙΑΓΡΑΦΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΩΝ ΛΟΓΩ ΜΗ ΠΛΗΡΩΜΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΗΣΙΟΥ ΤΕΛΟΥΣ ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΔΙΑΓΡΑΦΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΩΝ ΛΟΓΩ ΜΗ ΠΛΗΡΩΜΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΤΗΣΙΟΥ ΤΕΛΟΥΣ Σε συνέχεια της Ανακοίνωσής μας ημερομηνίας 16.8.2016, το Τμήμα Εφόρου Εταιρειών & Επίσημου Παραλήπτη ανακοινώνει ότι στις 31 Μαρτίου 2017 θα προχωρήσει στη διαγραφή των εταιρειών σύμφωνα με το […]
