Every page states its answer in the first sixty words, shows the date it was last reviewed, cites the legislation it rests on, and names the adviser accountable for it. Where a question has no settled answer, the page sets out what the position turns on instead of asserting one.
Most recently reviewed
Decision
The structure is usually straightforward. What decides the outcome is order. A Cyprus International Trust requires a settlor who was not Cyprus tax resident in the calendar year before the trust's creation, so a relocating settlor is working against a closing window, and custody, key control and the movement of the assets each carry their own sequencing question.
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A residence and work route for founders from outside the EU and EEA who establish an innovative startup in Cyprus. The current scheme runs to December 2026, is capped at 150 visas, and grants three years with the possibility of renewal. Approval turns on a scored business plan or on audited revenue and research spending.
Decision
No. Nothing in Cyprus law requires an advance tax ruling before claiming the IP Box. A ruling is worth its fee where a large valuation or a contested characterisation would otherwise sit unresolved inside the structure, and it binds only the Tax Department, on the facts presented, for the taxpayer named in it.
Decision
Most Cyprus companies need no licence. The question turns on what the company does and for whom. Investment services to clients, crypto asset services to others, accepting bets and issuing or handling electronic money each sit under a licensing regime. Selling your own software, services or goods is not by itself a licensable activity.
Decision
The company and the people move on different clocks and in a definite order. The company can be formed and administered without anyone relocating. Employing third country staff runs through the Business Support Centre with a salary threshold for highly skilled roles, and the personal tax position turns on residence and non-domiciled status, not on the incorporation date.
Decision
A director provided by a licensed firm holds office with the full duties of any Cyprus director. Expect papers before meetings, questions before signatures, minutes that record reasons, and a refusal where the law requires one. A provider promising signature on demand is describing something the appointment cannot lawfully deliver.
21 pages
Canonical definitions of the terms that appear across Cyprus structuring work. One term, one page, one authoritative answer.
12 pages
Long-form treatments of a regime end to end: what it is, how it is applied, and where it breaks down in practice.
27 pages
The judgement calls founders actually face, with the conditions that push the answer one way or the other.
6 pages
Jurisdiction and structure comparisons written in strict parallel so each dimension can be read across.
25 pages
Ordered execution sequences. What happens first, what it depends on, and what evidence each step produces.
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Primary-source analysis of legislation, rulings and OECD or EU instruments as they change.
By intent
Every page declares the posture it is written for.
It starts with three questions: where your revenue comes from, what you own, and where you are tax resident. From there, the conversation is about what you are building and where you want to take it. After the call, you receive a written proposal covering the recommended structure, the implementation roadmap, and a fixed fee quote.
