Cyprus has concluded the highest number of double tax treaties compared to any other offshore jurisdiction, particularly with Central and Eastern European Countries and a number of Middle Eastern countries. Most of the Treaties follow the OECD model and all of them have the impact of reducing or eliminating the normal withholding taxes imposed by the Contracting states on dividends, interest and royalty payments. more info...

This directive is designed to combat tax evasion by individuals on cross-border savings income. Under the Directive, information will be collected about the payment of savings income to residents of prescribed countries (25 EU countries and 5 European third countries as well as 8 British Territories in the Channel Islands and the Caribbean, and 2 Dutch Territories, Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles ) and exchanged automatically with tax authorities in those countries. more info...

The Parent Subsidiary directive 90/435/EC, was transposed into the Cyprus Legislation in the 2002 tax reforms (see Income Tax Law 118(I)/2002 and Special Defence Contribution Law 117 (I)/2002. It was published in the Cyprus Offshore Report August 2002, Issue 08/02-50. more info...

Nationals of any Member State who move to Cyprus in order to pursue activity as employed persons are granted a residence permit.  The residence permit is valid for not less than five (5) years from the date of issue and it is effective throughout the territory of the Republic. more info...