Israeli Court Rules IP Value is Six Times Higher than Claimed Executive Summary The Tel Aviv District Court ruled in favor of the Israeli Tax Authorities (ITA), who claimed that the intellectual property (IP) which CA Software Israel Ltd. sold back in 2010 was worth ILS667m (rather than ILS111m [...]
New income tax exemptions for employment income circular Further to our previous post, the Cypriot Income Tax Law was amended for certain income tax exemptions with respect to employment income. The amended law was voted in the context of the Government’s strategy to attract and retain foreign talent to Cyprus. [...]
Taxes in relation to property in Cyprus In Cyprus, there are several taxes that may be applicable to the purchase of real estate. These taxes include transfer fees, stamp duty, value-added tax (VAT), and capital gains tax (CGT). Transfer Fees - Payable by the buyer When a property is [...]
New income tax exemptions for employment income On 26 July 2022, The Cypriot Income Tax Law was amended for certain income tax exemptions with respect to employment income. The amended law was voted in the context of the Government’s strategy to attract and retain foreign talent to Cyprus. Existing income [...]
Increased tax deduction for Research and Development expenses On 7 July 2022, Article 9(1)(d) of the Cyprus Income Tax (“IT’’) Law was amended to allow a tax deduction for expenditure incurred for scientific research and Research and Development (“R&D”). The said amendments were gazetted in the official Cyprus Government Gazette [...]
Introduction of Transfer Pricing Regulations in Cyprus In June 2022, the Cyprus Parliament approved amendments to the Income Tax Law that introduced detailed Transfer Pricing (TP) requirements into the country's tax legislation. These provisions, which are in line with the recommendations of the OECD's Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational [...]
Stamp Duty Stamp duty is a tax that is imposed on certain legal documents and transactions in Cyprus. The rate of stamp duty varies depending on the type of document or transaction, and examples include the sale of property, the transfer of shares in a company, and the execution [...]
Payment of 1st provisional tax installment for 2022 We would like to remind you that the payment deadline for the 1st provisional tax installment for the tax year 2022 is the 31st of August 2022. The timely payment of provisional tax can be made through jccsmart.com, the card payment [...]
Cyprus Jordan Double Tax Treaty entered into force The Double Tax Treaty between Cyprus and the Kingdom of Jordan (the “Treaty”) entered into force on 11 April 2022. The Treaty, which was signed on 17 December 2021, will enter into effect as from 1 January 2023. The Treaty The [...]
Incentives for Investment in Cypriot Innovative SMEs The Cyprus Income Tax Law includes tax incentives for individuals who are tax residents of Cyprus and invest in innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The incentives, which were originally implemented in 2017 and have been extended multiple times, aim to encourage [...]
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