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Corporate
Cyprus Accounting and Financial Statement Requirements
Cyprus companies must keep accounting records, prepare annual financial statements and meet Registrar and Tax Department deadlines. This guide explains the current audit or review framework, filing duties and 2026 thresholds.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Trademark Registration in Cyprus: Process and Costs
Updated 5 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
Copyrights in Cyprus
Updated 5 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
Immigration
Yellow Slip in Cyprus: MEU1, Documents, Fee and Deadline (2026)
Every EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living in Cyprus for more than three months must register for the Yellow Slip within four months of arrival or face a fine of up to €2,500. This guide sets out the MEU1, MEU2 and MEU3 routes, the documents for each applicant category, where to book in your district, the €20 fee, processing times, how to check your status by SMS, and what changes after five years.
Updated 23 Oct 2026 · 15 min read
Moving to Cyprus from Israel: tax & residency guide 2026
Updated 3 Sept 2026 · 20 min read
ARC Number in Cyprus: What It Is and How to Get It (2026)
Updated 3 Sept 2026 · 9 min read
Tax
How a Cyprus International Trust Protects Your Crypto
A CIT does not make crypto gains tax-free, immune from creditors or anonymous. This guide explains the 8% Article 20E regime, lawful transfers, trustee control, disclosure and cross-border succession.
Updated 5 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
UK FIG vs Cyprus Non-Dom: Which Tax-Residence Route Fits?
Updated 3 Sept 2026 · 15 min read
Taxation of UK Property Income for Cyprus Tax Residents
Updated 29 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Property
Cyprus property buying costs: VAT or a halved transfer fee, as a rule not both
Compare VAT and transfer fees, the €50 contract deposit charge and worked examples for a €300,000 purchase. Includes reduced-rate eligibility, joint buyers, title deeds, non-EU permission and the latest Q2 2026 price indices.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 · 20 min read
Buy Property in Cyprus and Get Residency: Investor Guide
Updated 30 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
Cyprus Short-Term Rental Rules: Registration and Tax
Updated 29 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Wills & Probate
Trusts in Cyprus
A trust describes the relationship existing when a person holds the property on behalf of another in the exclusion of his/ her interests. The traditional English definition mentioned by Snell's...
Updated 3 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
No Will in Cyprus? Understanding Intestacy Rules
Updated 30 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
7 Reasons Non-Cypriots Should Have a Will in Cyprus
Updated 30 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Litigation
Divorce in Cyprus: grounds, process, costs, and custody
This guide covers everything you need to know about divorce in Cyprus: legal grounds, the court process for civil and religious marriages, costs, child custody arrangements, property division, and maintenance entitlements.
Updated 4 Sept 2026 · 10 min read
Cyprus Redundancy & Unfair Dismissal Rules 2026
Updated 6 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Civil Claims Court Process in Cyprus (2023 Rules)
Updated 6 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Articles
2026
- Updated 3 Sept 2026The total cost of registering a Cyprus company depends on far more than the incorporation fee. This guide breaks down setup costs, government fees, banking, nominee services, and annual maintenance, and explains what low-cost providers often leave out of their quotes.Corporate12 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026Cyprus uses a declaratory system for eligible UK nationals. Existing EU residence documents may continue to prove status; a UKW card is available.Immigration4 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026A US citizen or resident alien generally continues to file and report worldwide income after moving to Cyprus. Cyprus residence can change where income is taxed first and whether a credit or treaty position is available; it does not terminate US…Immigration11 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026The Cyprus Pink Slip is a temporary residence route for qualifying non-EU nationals. This guide explains the visitor categories, evidence, work restrictions, filing process, validity and renewal rules.Immigration8 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026A CIT may be considered for the orderly holding and administration of assets, family governance, succession planning, charitable purposes or pre-migration planning. Whether it achieves the intended result depends on the deed, genuine trustee administration, timing and solvency, the people and assets involved, tax residence, reporting duties and the law of every relevant country; no tax, probate, succession or creditor outcome is automatic.Corporate12 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026Polish tax residence can continue where either the centre of personal or economic interests remains in Poland or the statutory day test is met. A Cyprus address, company or certificate does not override those domestic tests.Immigration13 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026A decision model for ending UK tax residence and starting Cyprus residence: SRT, split year, treaty tie-breaker, temporary non-residence, UK property, pensions, companies and FIG versus non-dom.Immigration15 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026Malta and Cyprus both distinguish residence from domicile, but their regimes are not interchangeable. A Maltese remittance-basis position does not follow the person to Cyprus, and Cyprus non-dom is specifically an SDC concept rather than a general remittance…Immigration14 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026For a move from Lebanon to Cyprus, tax, immigration and banking are three different workstreams. No law firm can promise that a transfer will clear, that a bank will accept a particular source of funds or that a Cyprus permit will end Lebanese tax obligations.Immigration16 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026Reporting a move from Norway does not automatically end Norwegian tax residence. The Norwegian Tax Administration requires a separate tax-emigration claim, and recent exit-tax rules can apply to unrealised gains in shares and other covered financial assets.Immigration22 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026Moving from South Africa to Cyprus requires two independent conclusions: when South African tax residence ceases and when Cyprus tax residence begins. "Financial emigration" is not a switch that produces both results…Immigration16 min read
- Updated 3 Sept 2026An India-to-Cyprus plan must coordinate Indian tax residence, FEMA status, the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, Cyprus residence and the India–Cyprus treaty. These systems use different definitions; becoming resident in Cyprus does not automatically make a…Immigration24 min read
- Updated 30 Aug 2026Cyprus has not completed full Schengen integration. This guide separates the current Regulation 6(2) investor-permit rules from unannounced thresholds, deadlines, grandfathering and future Schengen effects.Immigration9 min read
- Updated 30 Aug 2026How content creators, influencers and YouTubers use a Cyprus company in 2026: 15% corporate tax, 0% non-dom dividends, VAT on ad revenue and the IP Box reality.Corporate10 min read
- Updated 30 Aug 2026A Cyprus forex CIF licence lets you run a MiFID II CFD brokerage EU-wide. See CySEC capital (75k/150k/750k), classes, substance, timeline and costs for 2026.Corporate10 min read
- Updated 30 Aug 2026A Cyprus company for SaaS and software firms pays roughly 3% on qualifying IP income under the 2026 IP Box, plus 0% dividends for non-dom founders. Full guide.Corporate13 min read
- Updated 29 Aug 2026There is no legally defensible universal “best country” for a European company. A jurisdiction with the lowest headline rate can be the wrong answer if the founder manages it elsewhere, the business lacks substance, customers create permanent establishments…Corporate10 min read
- Updated 29 Aug 2026The Cyprus visitor Pink Slip and Regulation 6(2) investor permanent residence solve different problems. One is temporary residence without economic activity; the other is an investment-based immigration permit with ongoing investment and monitoring conditions…Immigration4 min read
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