Last Updated on Sunday, 11 October 2009 08:36
Written by Peter
Friday, October 16th, 2009
The new legislation that has been put in place has made it easier to Register Offshore Company in Cyprus because taxation rates will now be determined by where the company is controlled and managed from as opposed to where it is registered. If your company is registered in the country but is controlled and managed from abroad, you will only pay tax for the income you make in Cyprus.
Any foreign dividends, income and interest that an offshore company registered in Cyprus makes will be exempt from taxation. The exemption includes offsets of losses and any foreign tax credits. Generally, such companies will also not get any benefits from the double taxation treaties that exist. To enjoy these benefits, an offshore company can have a large number of its directors based in Cyprus and have all the board meetings held there. The exchange of information rules will also not apply to the offshore companies registered in the country.
Before you Register Offshore Company, the name you select for your company has to be approved. The name has to be in Greek or another language that uses the Latin alphabet. There are certain words that are not acceptable in the company names such as funds, reserves, trust, savings, lending, lender, pension, stock, trustees, capital, credit, custody, financial, deposit, portfolio, broker, assurance, security, derivative, brokerage, fiduciary, option, insurance, banking, bank, currency, dealer, exchange, dealing, asset manager and asset management.
An offshore company in Cyprus has to have at least one director who is not necessarily a resident of the country. The director can be a corporate body or a natural person. The company should have one shareholder before it can be registered. In addition the offshore company should also have an office in the country before it can be recognized.
Each offshore company has to have a company secretary who can be a corporate body or a natural person. The company’s share capital has to be expressed in terms of Cyrus pounds and the minimum amount of issued, paid up and authorized share capital of any offshore company in the country is one thousand Cyrus pounds. If you want your company to be physically present in Cyprus, you have to pay a minimum of ten thousand Cyprus pounds to Register Offshore Company.
A tax number is required for every offshore company in the country. The tax number has to appear on the offshore company’s invoice after it has been registered. When registering your offshore company in Cyprus, you will be notified about the submission of audited statements. These statements have to be presented to the country’s taxation authority and the central bank every year.
To register your offshore company, you can visit the Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver. Their website provides all the details that you need to know about the registration process and the fees that you will be required to pay. The laws put in place have made it easier for foreign companies to operate in Cyprus.
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