The Intellectual Property (IP) Tax Regime in Cyprus
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) TAX REGIME IN CYPRUS On 14 October 2016, the House of Representatives passed amendments to the Income Tax Law in order to align the current Cyprus IP tax legislation with the provisions of Action 5 of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. The amendments apply retroactively, as from 1 July 2016. The revised legislation includes certain transitional provisions for IP assets that have already qualified under the existing IP box regime. In such cases, taxpayers will continue to benefit from the existing IP regime for a...