Cyprus offers a network of various double tax treaties (CTT) giving business and individuals the benefit while establishing legal entities in Cyprus.
Tax Treaties replace the local tax legislation and protect business against double taxation of income earned within Treatie signed countries.
List of this tax treaties :
State |
Date of Signature
Treaty/Protocol/Note |
Date of entry into force
|
Publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic
(Number, date, text document) |
|
1 | Andorra | 18/5/2018 | 4240-1/6/2018 | |
2 | Armenia | 17/01/2011 | 19/09/2011 | 4145 – 05 /09/ 2011 |
3 | Austria
(new agreement) |
20/03/1990
21/05/2012 |
01/01/1991
01/04/2013 |
2500 – 27 /04/ 1990 |
4 | Azerbaijan*** | 29/10/1982 | 26/08/1983 | 26/11/1982 |
5 | Barbados | 03/05/2017 | 11/09/2017 | 4226 – 12/05/2017 |
6 | Belarus | 29/05/1998 | 12/02/1999 | 3273- 09 /10/ 1998 |
7 | Belgium | 14/05/1996 | 08/12/1999 | 3365 – 19 /11/ 1999 |
8 | Bosnia* | 29/06/1985 | 08/09/1986 | 2073 – 23 /08/ 1985 |
9 | Bulgaria | 30/10/2000 | 03/01/2001 | 3461 – 30 /12/ 2000 |
10 | Canada | 02/05/1984 | 03/09/1985 | 2053- 31 /05/ 1985 |
11 | China | 25/10/1990 | 05/10/1991 | 2578 – 22 /02/ 1991 |
12 | Czech Republic
(new agreement) |
15/04/1980
28/04/2009 |
30/12/1980
26/11/2009 |
1599 – 03 /05/ 1980 |
13 | Denmark
(new agreement) |
26/05/1981
11/10/2010 |
10/04/1982
07/09/2011 |
1704 – 17 /07/ 1981 |
14 | Egypt | 19/12/1993 | 14/03/1995 | 2865 – 11 /03/ 1994 |
15 | Estonia | 15/10/2012 | 08/10/2013 | 4164 – 01 /02/ 2013 |
16 | Ethiopia | 30/12/2015 | 18/10/2017 | 4204 – 18 /01/ 2016 |
17 | Finland | 15/11/2012 | 28/04/2013 | 4167 – 22 /03/ 2013 |
18 | France | 18/12/1981 | 01/04/1983 | 1468 – 09 /07/ 1982 |
19 | Georgia | 13/05/2015 | 04/01/2016 | 4196 – 29 /05/ 2015 |
20 | Germany
(new agreement) |
09/05/1974
18/02/2011 |
11/10/1977
16/12/2011 |
1199 – 27 /06/ 1975 |
21 | Greece | 30/03/1968 | 16/01/1969 | 651 – 10 /05/ 1968 |
22 | Hungary | 30/11/1981 | 24/11/1982 | 862 -07 /05/ 1982 |
23 | Iceland | 13/11/2014 | 22/12/2014 | 4191 – 19 /12/ 2014 |
24 | India
(new agreement) |
13/06/1994
18/11/2016 |
21/12/1994
14/12/2016 |
2921 – 04 /11/ 1994 |
25 | Iran | 04/08/2015 | 05/03/2017 | 4198 – 25 /08/ 2015 |
26 | Ireland | 24/09/1968 | 12/07/1970 | 726 – 19 /05/ 1969 |
27 | Italy
(new protocol) |
24/04/1974
04/06/2009 |
09/06/1983
23/11/2010 |
1586 – 05 /09/ 1980 |
28 | Jersey | 11/07/2016 | 17/02/2017 | 4213 – 5 /08 /2016 |
29 | Kingdom of Bahrain | 09/03/2015 | 26/04/2016 | 4193 – 20 /03/ 2015 |
30 | Kuwait
(new agreement) |
15/12/1984
05/10/2010 |
25/09/1986
30/08/2013 |
2026 – 18 /01/ 1985 |
31 | Kyrgyzstan*** | 29/10/1982 | 26/08/1983 | 26/11/1982 |
32 | Latvia | 24/05/2016 | 27/10/2016 | 4211 – 03 /06 /2016 |
33 | Lebanon | 18/02/2003 | 14/04/2005 | 08/04/2005 |
34 | Lithuania | 21/06/2013 | 17/04/2014 | 4173 – 04 /12/ 2013 |
35 | Luxembourg | 08/05/2017 | 4235-29/12/2017 | |
36 | Malta | 22/10/1993 | 11/08/1994 | 2860 – 25 /02/ 1994 |
37 | Mauritius
(new protocol) |
21/01/2000
23/10/2017 |
12/06/2000
|
3410 – 02 /06/ 2000 |
38 | Moldova | 28/01/2008 | 03/09/2008 | 4098 – 29 /08/ 2008 |
39 | Montenegro* | 29/06/1985 | 08/09/1986 | 2073 – 23 /08/ 1985 |
40 | Norway
(new agreement) |
02/05/1991
24/02/2014 |
01/01/1995
08/07/2014 |
11/06/1996 |
41 | Poland
(new agreement) |
04/06/1992
22/03/2012 |
07/07/1993
09/11/2012 |
2735 – 04 /09/ 1992 |
42 | Portugal | 19/11/2012 | 01/01/2014 | 4167 – 22 /03/2013 |
43 | Qatar | 11/11/2008 | 20/03/2009 | 4099 – 14 /11/ 2008 |
44 | Romania | 16/11/1981 | 08/11/1982 | 1757- 26 /02/ 1982 |
45 | Russia
(amending protocol) |
05/12/1998
07/10/2010 |
17/08/1999
02/04/2012 |
3306 – 26 /02/ 1999 |
46 | San Marino
(amending protocol) |
27/04/2007
19/05/2017 |
18/07/2007
|
4088 – 13 /06/ 2007 |
47 | Saudi Arabia | 03/01/2018 | 4237 – 05/03/2018 | |
48 | Serbia* | 29/06/1985 | 08/09/1986 | 2073 – 23 /08/ 1985 |
49 | Seychelles | 28/06/2006 | 27/10/2006 | 25/10/2006 |
50 | Singapore | 24/11/2000 | 08/02/2001 | 3641 – 30 /12/ 2000 |
51 | Slovakia** | 15/04/1980 | 30/12/1980 | 1599 – 03 /05/ 1980 |
52 | Slovenia*
(new agreement) |
29/06/1985
12/10/2010 |
08/09/1986
14/09/2011 |
2073 – 23 /08/ 1985 |
53 | South Africa
(amending protocol) |
26/11/1997
01/04/2015 |
08/12/1998
18/09/2015 |
3214 – 16/01/1998 |
54 | Spain | 14/02/2013 | 28/05/2014 | 4167 – 22 /03/ 2013 |
55 | Sweden | 25/10/1988 | 14/11/1989 | 2377 – 20 /01/ 1989 |
56 | Swiss Confederation | 25/07/2014 | 15/10/2015 | 4181 – 30 07/ 2014 |
57 | Syria | 15/03/1992 | 22/02/1995 | 2863 – 04 /03/ 1994 |
58 | Thailand | 27/10/1998 | 04/04/2000 | 3394 – 17 /03/ 2000 |
59 | The States of Guernsey | 15 /07/ 2014 (in Cyprus), 29 /07/2014 (in Guernsey) | 04/03/2015 | 4182 – 14 /08/ 2014 |
60 | Ukraine***
(new agreement) (amending protocol) |
29/10/1982
08/11/2012 11/12/2015 |
26/08/1983
19/08/2013
|
26/11/1982 |
61 | United Arab Emirates | 27/02/2011 | 01/01/2014 | 4145 – 05 /09/ 2011 |
62 | United Kingdom
(amending protocol) (new agreement) |
20/06/1974
02/04/1980 22/3/2018 |
18/03/1975
15/12/1980
|
|
63 | USA | 19/03/1984 | 31/12/1985 | 1944 – 04 /04/ 1984 |
64 | Uzbekistan*** | 29/10/1982 | 26/08/1983 | 26 /11 1982 |
Notes
*7 Denmark – The existing Convention shall cease to have effect as from 1.1.2012
* The treaty between Cyprus and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is
still in force.
** The treaty between Cyprus and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is still in
force
***The treaty between Cyprus and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
is still in force.