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
Guide
A Cyprus company files an annual return with the Registrar, an income tax return with audited financial statements, and VAT and payroll returns where registered. The obligations sit with two different authorities on two different timetables, which is why one is so often missed.
Comparison
Portugal closed the non-habitual resident regime to new entrants at the end of 2023 and replaced it with IFICI, which is limited to approved research and innovation activities and runs for ten years. Cyprus non-domiciled status is not gated on occupation and runs for seventeen, so the first question is whether you qualify in Portugal at all.
Comparison
The UK abolished the non-dom regime on 6 April 2025 and replaced it with a four year exemption for new arrivals. Cyprus offers non-domiciled status for seventeen years, extendable twice by five. The UK relief is broader while it lasts and Cyprus lasts far longer, so the horizon decides it.
Playbook
Incorporation and banking are two separate reviews by two institutions, and only the first has a predictable timetable. The company exists in days. Whether it can be banked depends on evidence assembled before incorporation, not after, and on whether the company has genuine activity in Cyprus.
Playbook
A third country national needs permission, and the route decides everything that follows. Employment through a company of foreign interests is the usual answer for people who will work here, and it runs through the company rather than the individual: the company qualifies first, the permit follows.
Playbook
EU, EEA and Swiss nationals hold a right of residence and register rather than apply. Registration is due within four months of entry, costs 20 euro, and is normally decided in days. What takes the time is the paperwork behind it, particularly the certified tenancy and social insurance registration.
19 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.
18 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.
1 page
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.
