The Council of Ministers has exercised its discretion and has, as of the 18th December 2018, amended the Regulations governing the applicable fees of the Registrar of Companies, by the issuance of the new ΚΔΠ 364/2018.Read More

The Central Bank of Cyprus (“CBC”) issued a circular (Ref. BS 6020) on 02/11/2018, with the purpose of clarifying and further explaining the vague information and definitions about the so-called “shell companies” and entities in Cyprus and how licensed Financial Institutions should deal with them. This was highly needed as the original circular which was...Read More

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’), has issued a Circular on the 5th November 2018 (Circular C286), to inform the Regulated Entities that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a Risk-Based Approach Guidance for the Securities Sector.Read More

The Cyprus Parliament has, on November 30th, 2018, approved the law which transposes the provisions of the Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive of the EU (2016/681) into the national legislation.Read More

We are proud to announce that the law firm of G. Vrikis & Associates LLC has been ranked amongst the top law firms in Cyprus and has been included in the Legal 500 EMEA 2018 results. We are recommended for the 2nd year in a row by the prestigious publication for our practice in the...Read More

The European Union, after a lengthy process, has announced on the 5th December 2017 its first Tax Havens Blacklist, being the first EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The said blacklist includes seventeen (17) countries and follow the leak of the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers which have seen increasing publicity and...Read More

The Cyprus Parliament has passed on the 3rd November 2017 an amendment to the relevant VAT law, effectively introducing VAT imposition at the standard rate (currently 19%) to the sale of land which is for building purposes and the leasing and/or rental of business premises.Read More

The Cyprus Parliament has passed on the 29th September 2017 an amendment to the relevant law, effectively extending the deadline for individuals and corporations and entities to file for any apply for the scheme of settlement of taxes which are in arrears.Read More

Global Legal Insights provides current and practical comparative legal information on a range of practice areas, prepared by prominent Law Firms around the world. We are proud to have contributed to this year’s guide to Commercial Real Estate,Read More

Cyprus has introduced new rules with respect to establishing the tax residency of individuals, by an amendment to the Cyprus Income Tax Law passed in July 2017. It is important to note that although the law was amended in July 2017, it shall have retrospective effect as of the 1st January 2017 and as such,Read More