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On 25 October 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department (“CTD”) released an announcement informing all taxpayers that the Council of Ministers in their latest meeting decided to extend the date of submission of the Income Tax Return, for persons who have an obligation to submit a SIT for their controlled transactions for 2022 and 2023 as follows: • Income Tax Return 2022: extension until 28 February 2025 • Income Tax Return 2023: extension until 30 November 2025

It’s not a surprise that nowadays the rise of influencers has reshaped the landscape of traditional marketing worldwide, including Cyprus. Influencers, utilise social media platforms – Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok – to become powerful faces for different brands. However, as the influencer industry continues to grow, so do the complexities surrounding its taxation, particularly Value Added Tax (VAT).

On 20 May 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department (“CTD”) released an announcement informing all taxpayers that the final version of the Summarized Information Table(“SIT”) is now available and can be submitted through the Tax For All (“TFA”) portal

On 23 February 2024, a Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, extending the statutory deadline for the submission of the Income Tax Return for the tax year of 2022 from 31 March 2024 to 30 November 2024.

Welcome to the 2024 edition of Cyprus Tax Facts. We are delighted to present our updated comprehensive guide, offering essential insights into the latest advancements in tax legislation.

On 01 February 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department (“CTD”) published a letter from the Commissioner of Taxation to the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation regarding their intention to revise the designated thresholds for the preparation of a Cyprus Local File, effective from tax year 2022.

On 21/7/2023 amending VAT Law 75(I)/2023 was announced in the Official Gazette of the Republic, thereby bringing into effect reductions in the VAT rate which applies to certain goods and services, previously subject to the reduced rate 5%.

On 17 January 2023 the European Parliament (“EP”) approved the European Commission’s (“EC”) proposal of 22 December 2021, for a Council Directive to introduce stricter substance requirements to combat tax benefits claimed by “shell entities”.

On 11 November 2022, Κ.Δ.Π. 423/2022 was published in the Official Gazette, amending 8th Schedule of the VAT law. The aforementioned Schedule regulates the extent to which the supply of immovable property is taxable.

On 13 July 2023, the Advocate Generalof the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an opinion on the Value Added Tax treatment of activities carried out by a member of the board of directors of a company (case C-288/22).

On 30 June 2022, Cyprus opened a new chapter with regards to transactions with controlled parties and Transfer Pricing. Read more.

The Council of Ministers of Cyprus approved, on 10 May, a bill with new tax incentives aimed at attracting foreign talent to Cyprus and encouraging international companies to relocate their headquarters to Cyprus.

On 26/4/2021 an amendment to the Cyprus VAT Law was published in the official Gazette which exempts from VAT educational services for vehicle technicians.

On 29/4/2021 an amendment to the Cyprus VAT Law was published in the official Gazette which precludes the imposition of penalties in specific cases

The European Commission has issued a press release on 12/4/2021 according to which it has proposed to exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) goods and services made available by the European Commission, EU bodies and agencies to Member States and citizens during times of crisis.

Following the amendments of the Cyprus VAT Law that were announced in the Government Gazette on 20/08/2020, the Tax Department will impose penalties, as from 1st July 2021, in relation to the non-application of the reverse charge mechanism.