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New Decree changing VAT Returns and payments for certain businesses
17 Apr 2020In an effort to satisfy the increased cash-flow requirements of the Cyprus Government resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, the Council of Ministers issued on 16 April 2020 a new Decree (ΚΔΠ 170/2020). The decree affects the VAT reporting periods and deadlines for submission and payment of VAT due by businesses which have received notifications from the Tax Department through e-mail or otherwise. The Tax Department has also published guidance on the practical application of this amendment.
Change in taxable periods
Taxable persons who have received the relevant notification, are required to submit VAT returns for monthly reference periods ending 31 March 2020, 30 April, 31 May and 30 June 2020. The transitional arrangements relating to the current reporting periods are summarized in the table below:
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Current VAT period |
New VAT period |
Submission and payment deadline for the periods ending up to 31/03/2020 |
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1/1/2020-31/3/2020 |
1/1/2020-31/3/2020 |
27/4/2020 |
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1/2/2020-30/4/2020 |
1/2/2020-31/3/2020 |
27/4/2020 |
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1/3/2020-31/5/2020 |
1/3/2020-31/3/2020 |
27/4/2020 |
Payment of the VAT liability
The deadline for each of the aforementioned periods is the 27th of the month following the expiration of each reporting period. Affected businesses whose activity codes fall within the scope of the table in the Annex below are required to make payment of the liability relating to each reporting period in full. Affected businesses whose activity codes do not fall within the scope of the aforementioned table are required to pay 30% of the VAT liability relating to each reporting period, with the remainder falling due in accordance with the manner prescribed by the guidance from the Tax Department.
Comments
The above provisions apply only to businesses which have received notifications. The taxable periods for businesses which have not received notifications remain the same and are able to take advantage of the deferral for payment of their VAT liability. More details may be found in our previous VAT alert. The notifications have been sent by the Tax Department to the email declared to the VAT Authorities during TAXISNet registration. Any changes to this address which have not been declared to the Tax Department will not affect the responsibility of businesses to comply with the above changes.
Annex: Table of activity codes required to make payment in full
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Activity code |
Activity description |
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1. |
35111 |
Production of electricity |
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2. |
36001 |
Collection and distribution of water for irrigation |
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3. |
47111 |
Supermarkets and grocery stores |
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4. |
47112 |
Mini markets |
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5. |
47211 |
Retail sale of fruit and vegetables |
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6. |
47221 |
Retail sale of meat and meat products, including poultry |
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7. |
47241 |
Retail sale of bread and bakery products |
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8. |
47242 |
Retail sale of confectionary products |
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9. |
47301 |
Retail supply of fuel |
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10. |
47411 |
Retail sale of computers, peripheral hardware and software including video games |
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11. |
47621 |
Retail sale of newspapers and stationery |
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12. |
47731 |
Retail sale of pharmaceuticals |
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13. |
61101 |
Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) |
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14. |
61201 |
Internet services |
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15. |
61301 |
Satellite services |
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16. |
61901 |
Other telecommunication activities |