The Cyprus Tax Department Has Recently Issued An Interpretative Circular Related To Articles 8(21A) And 8(23A), Incentives For First Employment In Cyprus.
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On 1 November 2022, the Cyprus Tax Department issued the interpretative Circular 10/2022 which elaborates with practical examples on the tax incentives that ...
On 1 November 2022, the Cyprus Tax Department issued the
interpretative Circular 10/2022 which elaborates with practical
examples on the tax incentives that have recently been introduced
for first employment in Cyprus under articles 8(21A) and 8(23A) of
the income tax law.
The Circular focuses on the below matters:
General explanations on the terminologies “first
employment”, “income from first employment”,
“tax residency” etc.;
Specific clarifications on the application of both Articles 8(21A)
and 8(21A);
Guidance through applied examples.
The recent amendment of the existing law to introduce enhanced
incentives, for both residents and not-residents, is of great
importance for mutually the employees and the employers who could
benefit from these for up to 17 years.
A copy of the originally published Circular can be found
“here”.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.