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ELLINAS LAW

A premier Cypriot law firm specializing in corporate structuring, digital asset regulation, and investment migration.

Regulated by the Cyprus Bar AssociationLaw Office Registry Number: 1143

Practice Areas

  • Corporate
  • Private Wealth
  • Residency & Relocation
  • Startups & VC
  • Intellectual Property
  • Digital Assets
  • AI & Tech
  • Tax & Accounting
  • Regulatory Insights

Contact

6 Theotoki, Nicosia 1055

Ellinas House, 2nd fl

info@ellinaslaw.com

+35722554202

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Tax & Accounting

Integrated Accounting, VAT & Audit Services

Consolidate your legal and financial workflows under one roof with proactive corporate accounting built for high-growth enterprises.

Separating legal advice from financial reporting creates dangerous operational friction and regulatory gaps. We eliminate that division by embedding an elite financial team directly into our corporate service workflow. By unifying your corporate legal structure with day-to-day bookkeeping, IFRS compliance, and corporate tax management, we ensure total operational clarity under the 15% baseline corporate tax framework.

How We Help

Continuous IFRS Bookkeeping

Real-time management accounts and precise financial reporting tailored to complex corporate structures.

Cross-Border VAT Mapping

Comprehensive transactional indirect tax strategies for complex digital products, software-as-a-service, and international trade.

Seamless Audit Liaison

Handling all external audit relationships and executing flawless, timely corporate tax filings (including IR4 submissions).

Key Benefits of Cyprus

Unified IFRS Framework

Cyprus mandates compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for all companies, ensuring seamless financial transparency and global audit readiness.

Extensive Treaty Infrastructure

Businesses gain access to a robust network of over 65 double tax treaties, protecting international corporate groups from duplicate taxation across cross-border markets.

Optimized Indirect Tax Rules

Cyprus features clear, well-established electronic VAT reporting systems perfectly adapted to handle international e-commerce and cross-border digital service delivery.

Corporate Accounting & IFRS

Maintaining immaculate financial records is more than just a matter of good business practice, it is a mandatory statutory obligation in Cyprus. Local corporate law dictates that every registered company must maintain its continuous bookkeeping and prepare official financial statements in strict accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). These records form the baseline foundation for all your corporate tax positions, external financings, and shareholder reports.

How We Help

Because our financial accounting desk sits under the exact same roof as our corporate legal attorneys, your bookkeeping is never handled in isolation. We ensure your financial accounts perfectly reflect your legal agreements, equity vesting schedules, and intellectual property structures. This integrated approach gives you real-time management reporting and ensures your entity is constantly ready for deep institutional audits.

Our Key Services Include

  • Providing continuous multi-currency corporate bookkeeping and accounting entries.
  • Preparing official financial statements fully aligned with strict IFRS frameworks.
  • Compiling real-time monthly or quarterly financial management statements.
  • Reconciling inter-company transaction lines for international holding structures.

VAT & Indirect Tax

Navigating the web of value-added tax rules for cross-border e-commerce, digital product delivery, and international software licensing requires precise, continuous transaction mapping. Incorrectly applying VAT codes to your global invoicing streams can lead to sudden, expensive retrospective assessments and heavy penalty interest from the tax authorities. Your corporate invoicing architecture must be configured accurately to handle different jurisdictions seamlessly.

How We Help

Our accounting specialists continuously analyze your exact commercial revenue channels, mapping out your European and international VAT obligations with absolute clarity. We look after your regular electronic VAT returns, manage your VIES cross-border tracking submissions, and help your tech business capitalize on every legitimate VAT exemption available under EU cross-border trading rules. We handle the financial details so your international transactions remain seamless.

Our Key Services Include

  • Managing complete electronic VAT registration and preparation procedures.
  • Compiling and submitting mandatory monthly VIES cross-border trading logs.
  • Reviewing international digital transactions to optimize destination e-commerce VAT paths.
  • Representing businesses directly during national VAT department field inspections.

Statutory Audit & Corporate Tax

With the Cyprus standard corporate tax rate established at 15% under modern tax frameworks, implementing clean, optimized tax return preparation is essential to protect your company's bottom line. Every registered entity must have its annual financial files audited by an independent licensed local auditor and submit its statutory tax filings, such as the IR4 return, within strict electronic deadlines.

How We Help

We completely take over the management of this annual administrative cycle, preparing your year-end corporate files and acting as your primary defense during external audits. We maximize your legitimate corporate deductions, including your Notional Interest Deductions on new equity and your IP Box tax reliefs, to safely minimize your net tax exposure. We deliver total corporate compliance while actively shielding your corporate profits.

Our Key Services Include

  • Organizing file audits and coordinating directly with licensed external auditors.
  • Preparing and filing annual electronic corporate tax returns (Form IR4).
  • Calculating and utilizing Notional Interest Deductions (NID) on corporate equity.
  • Structuring provisional tax estimates to prevent standard late-filing penalty charges.

Payroll & Employer Solutions

Running an efficient, compliant payroll system is a core element of maintaining high corporate substance and protecting your human capital. Managing monthly salary distributions, calculating local social insurance contributions, and tracking specialized expat income tax deductions requires an experienced payroll desk that understands local labor and tax laws inside out. Mistakes in salary withholding can easily lead to disruptive friction with both employees and tax offices.

How We Help

Our firm provides comprehensive, turnkey employer management solutions tailored to teams of any size. We handle everything from initial employer registrations and monthly pay slip generation to local social insurance payments and annual employer declarations. By managing your complete workplace financial operations smoothly, we keep your corporate workforce completely aligned with local regulations and your executive tax breaks perfectly intact.

Our Key Services Include

  • Setting up corporate employer registry systems and local social insurance profiles.
  • Processing monthly salary pay slips and managing automated net fund transfers.
  • Calculating specialized expat 50% income tax withholding breaks accurately.
  • Submitting yearly electronic employer tax returns (Form IR7) to the tax department.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is an annual statutory financial audit mandatory for every Cyprus company?▼

Yes. Company law dictates that every registered Cyprus entity, regardless of size or activity level, must have its financial statements prepared under IFRS and audited annually by a licensed local auditor.

Are inbound corporate dividends subject to local income taxation?▼

No. Dividend income received by a Cyprus tax-resident company from global or local sources is generally exempt from corporate income tax and Special Defense Contribution, subject to very basic anti-abuse conditions.

How is cross-border B2B software delivery handled under Cyprus VAT rules?▼

B2B provisioning of software or digital services to business clients located outside Cyprus typically falls under the reverse-charge mechanism or is classified outside the scope of local VAT, avoiding local 19% charges.

What is the final deadline for submitting the annual corporate tax return?▼

The corporate tax return (Form IR4) must be electronically submitted to the Cyprus Tax Department within 15 months following the close of the respective tax year.

Can a Cyprus holding company deduct interest expenses incurred to buy subsidiaries?▼

Yes. Under local equity-financing tax rules, interest expenses incurred directly for the acquisition of shares in wholly owned operating subsidiaries can be deducted against taxable income, subject to standard thin-capitalization guidelines.

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