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Implementation of the new EU Package Travel Directive
The Organised Travel and Associated Travel Arrangements Law of 2017, number 186(I) of 2017, transposes the provisions of EU Directive 2015/2302 of 25 November 2015 on package travel and associated travel arrangements into Cyprus law. The new law extends coverage beyond traditional package holidays organised by tour operators to other forms of combined travel such […]
Payment of second instalment of tax liabilities for 2017 under self-assessment
The Cyprus Tax Department has issued a reminder that 31 December 2017 is the final date for payment of the second instalment of income tax for 2017 under the self-assessment scheme, which applies to companies, self-employed and other individuals whose remuneration is not taxed by deduction at source by the employer, and for Special Defence […]
Extension of country-by-country reporting deadlines
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Reduction of non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has released its latest analysis of data on non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector, covering the period to 31 August 2017, showing aggregate non-performing facilities (NPFs) and related indicators for the domestic operations of credit institutions operating in Cyprus. During the month of August non-performing facilities fell by […]
Tonnage tax – maintenance of prescribed levels of Community-flagged vessels
he Merchant Shipping (Fees and Taxing Provisions) Law of 2010, usually referred to as the tonnage tax law, requires that, in order to qualify for Cyprus’s favourable tonnage tax scheme, Community-flagged ships (ships registered in and flying the flag of an EU or EEA member state) must account for at least the same percentage of […]
Supporting the Russian-speaking community in Cyprus
On 1 December 2017 Elias Neocleous & Co LLC and the Russian Centre for Science and Culture signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to support Russian-speaking people living in Cyprus and promote bilateral cultural, humanitarian and scientific cooperation between Russia and Cyprus, under which Elias Neocleous & Co LLC will provide legal advice to Russian-speaking residents […]
Taxation of deemed benefits on loans and advances to directors and shareholders
Interpretative Circular 14, issued by the Cyprus Tax Department on 14 November 2017, clarifies the application of article 5(2)(g) of the Income Tax Law, which provides for a deemed benefit to be assessed on any drawings, loan or other financial facilities granted by a company to a non-resident director or shareholder or their spouses or […]
ESMA Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under MiFID II
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) has notified Cyprus Investment Firms, credit institutions, market operators of trading venues and Approved Reporting Mechanisms subject to its supervision of the guidelines published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on 2 October 2017 under Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (EU) […]
The East Mediterranean Energy Law Forum
Maria Kyriacou, head of our firm’s Nicosia office, was among the distinguished panel of international experts presenting the latest developments in the legal framework relating to the energy sector in the eastern Mediterranean region at the East Mediterranean Energy Law Forum, which took place on 8 December 2017 in Athens. The event was organised under […]
ESMA Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under MiFID II
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) has notified Cyprus Investment Firms, credit institutions, market operators of trading venues and Approved Reporting Mechanisms subject to its supervision of the guidelines published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on 2 October 2017 under Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (EU) […]
Extension of Country-by-Country reporting deadlines
The Cyprus Tax Department has announced an extension of the time allowed to submit Country-by-Country (CbC) reports which were due to be filed by the end of 2017. The deadline for Reporting Entities to submit CbC reports in respect of MNE groups for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2016 has been extended by two […]
Visit from the Nation-Building Institute of Thailand
We recently welcomed a delegation from the Nation-Building Institute of Thailand to our offices in Limassol. The Nation-Building Institute is a non-profit organisation tasked with training senior executives in the public, private and civic sectors to enhance their qualities of leadership, management and morality to facilitate the development of the organisations they lead and of […]