Monthly Archives - December 2024

December 2024

ACUTE ADVISORY SERVICES

UBO Registry Framework Implementation

On 6 December 2024, the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering (Amendment) (No. 2) Law of 2024 with number L.141(I)/2024 was published, introducing the below amendments: The penalties for the omission or neglection of the filing / annual confirmation of the UBO Register will only be applicable to the legal entity itself. No penalties will additionally be applicable to each of the directors or the secretary. A director of a company, which omits or neglects its UBO filing obligations, is jointly and/or severally liable with the company for the payment of the penalty imposed on the company; The applicable penalties have been revised as follows: One Hundred Euros (€100) instead...

DEEMED DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION THAT RELATES TO THE TAX YEAR 2022

The deemed dividend distribution (DDD) provisions of the Special Contribution for the Defence Law that relate to the tax year 2022. Profits subject to deemed dividend distribution In accordance with the legislation, a company which is a tax resident of Cyprus, will be deemed to have distributed as dividend 70% of its accounting profits arising in 2022. The deemed dividend will be considered as having been distributed two years from the end of the year it relates to. Therefore for 2022 the date of deemed distribution is 31 December 2024 (Last date of payment 30th January 2025). The deemed distribution provisions are not applicable to the profits attributable to shareholders who are non-Cyprus tax residents. Any...
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PROVISIONAL TAX / ΠΡΟΣΩΡΙΝΗ ΦΟΡΟΛΟΓΙΑ

The payment deadline for the 2nd provisional tax instalment for tax year 2024 is the 31st of December 2024 (there is 30 days period for the payment until 30 January). Obligation for provisional tax payment The following persons have an obligation to pay provisional tax, based on their expected annual taxable income for tax year 2024: Individuals with taxable income other than salaries, pensions, dividends and interest, and Companies with taxable income. Payment of provisional tax The provisional tax is calculated by applying the relevant tax rates (depending on whether the taxpayer is an individual or a company) on the expected taxable income for the year, after taking into account any overseas tax credits. It is payable in two...