Cyprus:
Tax Benefits For Foreigners In Cyprus Extended Until 2025
12 January 2024
Main Partner Trust
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On 15 December 2020, the Cyprus Income Tax Law ("the
Law") has been amended to provide for an extension of the 20%
exemption of salaried income for individuals relocating to
Cyprus.
Specifically, prior to the amendment, the Law provided for a
20% exemption of the remuneration from any office
or employment exercised in Cyprus by a person who was resident
outside Cyprus prior to the commencement of his employment, or an
exemption of €8.550 (whichever was the lower). The exemption
could be claimed for a maximum of five years commencing from 1
January of the year following the year of commencement of
employment, and it applied up to year 2020.
Notwithstanding the above, the Law was amended to provide for an
extension of the exemption up to year 2025. Therefore, persons who
are considering relocation (or have already relocated) to Cyprus
and taking up employment in Cyprus may continue to benefit from the
exemption, up to and including year 2025 (subject
to the five-year limit).
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