Recent legislative developments have significantly affected the VAT treatment of new residential properties in Cyprus. This article examines the expiry of transitional provisions, the current eligibility requirements for the reduced 5% VAT rate, and the additional amendments entering into force during 2026.
The Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa Scheme allows non-EU nationals and who either work for an employer registered abroad, outside of the Republic of Cyprus or are self-employed and can use digital technology to provide services for companies or clients located abroad, to reside temporarily in Cyprus.
The Ministry of Finance announced the permanent reduction of transfer fees. The reduction was implemented by the enactment of the Land and Surveys Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) (No 2) Law of the 14.07.2016. Consequently the temporary arrangement which provided a reduction of 50 per cent of transfer fees until 31.12.2016 is now made permanent. According to…
Advance tax rulings can be valuable to taxpayers since they provide comfort on how the tax framework applies to a particular transaction. In October 2015 the Tax Department issued a circular setting out a new procedure for obtaining advance tax rulings. Following this, on the 26.04.2016, the Tax Department announced that administrative fees will now…
In order to facilitate and encourage the restructuring of non-performing loans the Cyprus tax laws were amended to temporarily exempt loan restructurings from tax. The amendments are applicable up to 31.12.2017. The amending legislation was published in the Cyprus Government Gazette on 31.12.2015. The amendments affect the Income Tax Law; the Capital Gains Tax Law;…
The Cyprus Tax Department announced that the immovable property tax for the year 2014 must be paid until the 30th of November of 2014. If the tax is paid fully by the 31.10.2014, then the tax payer will receive a discount of 15% on the tax payable. Conversely, if the immovable property tax is paid…
Following the enactment of Law 167(I)/2012 by the Cyprus House of Parliament, as from the 13.01.2014, the standard rate of VAT has increased from 18% to 19%. With regards to reduced rate VAT, this has increased,as from 01.01.2014, from the current rate of 8% to 9%. The reduced rates of 5% and 0% VAT have…
Under amendments to the Immovable Property Tax law, owners of immoveable property property in Cyprus are now liable to pay an annual tax to the Inland Revenue on their aggregate property holdings as of the 1st of January 2013, on the basis of the assessed valuation as at 1 January 1980. For subsequent tax years,…
Following the amendment to Contract Law, Cap 149 by Law 99(I)/2013, a penalty fee is now imposed on purchasers of immovable property in the event that they delay filing their contract of sale at the District Land Registry Office. Under the provisions of the amending legislation published on the 09.09.2013, purchasers of immovable property who…
Following the amendment of the Immovable Property Tax Law, all owners of immoveable property property in Cyprus are liable to pay an annual tax to the Inland Revenue on their aggregate property holdings as of the 1st of January each year, on the basis of the assessed valuation as at 1 January 1980. The legislation…