[embedded content] Until recently a Cyprus International trust was confidential. With no reporting, no financial audits and no particular public disclosure. Nevertheless in order to ensure that trustees are accountable for the trusts that they control the following mandatory public disclosures are in effect: Public Disclosure of Trusts in Cyprus to the Stamp Duty Commissioner  For a trust to be validly constituted in accordance with the laws of Cyprus it must be presented to the commissioner…

The Cyprus Department of Taxation has published the rates applicable for the 10 year government rate of each state, which once increased by 3%, constitutes the reference rate for the purposes of the Cyprus Notional Interest Deduction (NID) for the year ended 2019. Cyprus 2019 NID Rate in practice means that the maximum allowable deduction shall be equal to the reference rate of the jurisdiction of the asset. Referring back to the initial publication on…

The Cyprus Kazakhstan Double Tax Treaty has entered into force as of the 17th of January 2020. As a result, the Treaty is now in force and shall have an effect as of the 1st of January 2021. As of the day of writing this publication Cyprus is not mentioned as a country that has an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation with Kazakhstan. Revisit this site for updates. Below is a summary…