Unshell Discontinuation

Unshell Discontinuation

July 10th, 2025, Following the conclusion that the proposed Unshell Directive to combat tax avoidance could lead to overlaps with the execution of the DAC6 EU Directive requiring the disclosure of cross-border transactions, the EU Council has decided to stop the...
Unshell Discontinuation

Tax measures Vs ‘blacklisted’ & low tax jurisdictions (LTJ)

May 7th, 2025, Cyprus House of Representatives has introduced defensive measures against ‘blacklisted’ (BLJ) and low-tax jurisdictions (LTJ).   The new legal measures are as follows:   Dividend payments to associated companies in LTJ will incur a 17%...
Unshell Discontinuation

NEW TAX REFORM PROPOSAL

The Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus has provided its tax reform proposal that is to go through the Ministry of Finance and the Council of Ministers before it undergoes the vote of the House of Representatives and take effect as of 2026. The newly...
Unshell Discontinuation

MNE Global Minimum Tax

January 7th, 2025, The Republic of Cyprus has transposed into national law the Pillar Two Directive, namely EU Directive 2022/2523 of December 14th, 2022, according to which a 15% minimum effective tax rate is imposed on multinational enterprises (ΜΝΕ) groups and...
Unshell Discontinuation

‘PPWR’

December 21st, 2024, To reduce packaging waste, the Council of the EU formally adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which relates to all forms of packaging and/or material used and whether it is produced by industry or households and is set to...
Unshell Discontinuation

Individual Tax Return Exemption

November 22nd, 2024 According to a decree No.384/2024 published in the official gazette of the Republic on November 15th 2024, and issued by the Council of Ministers under the Assessment and Collection of Taxes Law, natural persons with total gross annual income below...