Extension to DAC8

Extension to DAC8

April 30th, 2026 On March 27th, 2026, the law transposing the EU Directive 2023/2226 (DAC8) into the Cyprus legal framework was passed, extending due diligence and reporting duties on Crypto-Asset Service Providers and Crypto-Asset Operators (RCASP) under the Common...
Extension to DAC8

The 2026 Tax Reform

The Republic of Cyprus has voted a tax reform, effective as of January 1st, 2026. Regarding the Income Tax Law, the amendments inserted by the new tax reform are the following: Corporate taxation of companies is increased from 12,5% to 15%. Withholding tax on...
Extension to DAC8

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...
Extension to DAC8

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%...
Extension to DAC8

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...
Extension to DAC8

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...