Recent developments have underlined the need for businesses to have real substance in order to operate and benefit from tax residence in Cyprus.
Creating sufficient substance in Cyprus is a key element in order to minimize the risk of denial of double tax treaty benefits and of a foreign tax authority seeking to challenge a company’s tax residency status and try to tax it under its own legislation.
The below, although not exhaustive, are some of the factors that may assist in creating and defending the substance of companies established in Cyprus:
Numerise can provide a wide range of services to assist a company in enhancing presence in Cyprus and in strengthening its economic substance which include: