Cyprus has concluded numerous Double Tax Agreements whilst certain other agreements are pending enforcement. The main purpose of these treaties is the avoidance of double taxation on income earned in any of these countries. Under these agreements, a credit is usually allowed against the tax levied by the country in which the taxpayer resides for…
Following the recent visit of Russian President Medvedev to Cyprus and the signing of the Protocol to the double taxation agreement on behalf of the governments of both countries, it is expected that the amended treaty will be ratified by the Parliaments of the two countries and will become effective from 1 January 2011. The…
An agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of income tax evasion between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates was announced by the Cyprus Government. Although details of the agreement have not yet been released, according to the official announcement, the agreement will contribute greatly to further capitalising on UAE investment interests in…
The Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, said he hopes to sign a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Cyprus, in a meeting with President of Cyprus’s House of Representatives, Marios Karoyan. “For many years we are in talks to sign convention on avoiding double taxation. Ten years ago when I worked as the Head of Tax…
An Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Kingdom of Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income, was signed on 11.10.2010 in Copenhagen. The document was signed by Cyprus’s Ambassador to Denmark, George C. Kasoulides, and Denmark’s Tax Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen…
Cyprus is a member of the European Union and is situated in the Eastern Mediterranean, lying at the hub of three continents and close to the busy trade routes linking Western Europe with the Middle East, Africa and the Far East. The legal system is based on the English common law. The national currency is the…