September, 2019 | Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC Law Firm

11 09 '19

EU AntiTax Avoidance Directive (ATAD)

The Cyprus Parliament voted on 5 April 2019 the first implementation law in Cyprus of the EU AntiTax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) and specifically on the following areas: Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rule – effective date 01 January 2019 (Net) Interest limitation rule – effective date 01 January 2019 General Anti-Abuse rule (GAAR) – effective date…

11 09 '19

Reduction of Special Contribution for Defence Rate

The Special Contribution for Defence rate on the interest income received by Cyprus tax resident domiciled individuals from corporate bonds has been reduced from 30% to 3%. The above amendment to the Special Contribution for Defence Law (“The Law”) was published in the Official Government Gazette on 26 June 2019. According to the amendment of…

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