Company Incorporationin Cyprus With Our Experts on Every Step

Everything needed to bring the company into existence and see it through its first year: name check, structure advice, due diligence, drafting and filing of the incorporation documents, the government fee, the statutory registers, digital copies of every document, and the registered office and company secretary for the first year. The Scope of Work section above lists every item; the higher packages add original certificates, apostille and further services.

Our packages start from US$1,799, which covers the Registrar's fees, our work and the first year of registered office and company secretary. The pricing section above shows what each package includes; from year two, renewal starts from US$1,499 a year. The figure we quote is the figure you pay.

Yes. The whole process is handled remotely: the initial conversation, the due diligence, the signing of documents and the filing. Nothing requires your presence, and no original document has to be posted to us before incorporation.

We send the documents with every signature point marked and a short note on how to sign each one. You print, sign by hand, scan and return them electronically. Where a document needs to be witnessed or notarised, we tell you in advance so nothing has to be redone.

For every director, shareholder and beneficial owner: a certified copy of a passport, a proof of address issued within the last three months, and a short description of the source of funds and professional background. Corporate shareholders provide their constitutional documents and registers. The Documents section above sets out the list and the certification rules, and an advisor checks each item with you before anything is submitted.

No. Due diligence on every person connected to the company is required by Cyprus's anti-money laundering law before anything can be filed, and it applies to every client without exception. What we can do is make it quick: one checklist, clear format guidance, and a review of each document as it arrives.

Tell us what the company is for and who is behind it, using the form below or by email. An advisor comes back with the structure we recommend, the exact document list and the full fee. If you decide to go ahead, we issue an invoice and begin the due diligence as soon as it is settled.

Yes. Since 1 January 2026 a company incorporated in Cyprus is tax resident in Cyprus unless a double tax treaty allocates its residence elsewhere; a foreign company is also resident if it is managed and controlled in Cyprus. A resident company pays corporate income tax at 15 percent on its worldwide profits. Dividends received are generally exempt, there is no withholding tax on dividends paid to non-resident shareholders, except for payments to companies in jurisdictions on the European Union non-cooperative list or, for related companies, in low-tax jurisdictions, and Cyprus has more than 65 double tax treaties and full access to the European Union directives. We work with your accountants on the tax side.

Yes, in part. The directors, secretary, shareholders and registered office of a Cyprus company are on the public register, and the annual return and financial statements are filed publicly. The register of beneficial owners is held by the Registrar with access restricted to the authorities, regulated firms carrying out customer due diligence, and those who can show a legitimate interest.

One director and one shareholder are enough, and a company secretary is required. Directors may be individuals or companies of any nationality; for the company to be tax resident in Cyprus, management and control should be exercised there, which usually means a majority of Cyprus-resident directors. Shareholders are capped at fifty for a private company.

There is no minimum share capital for a private limited company. Capital is usually expressed in euros, and a nominal figure such as EUR 1,000 is common.

A Cyprus company can trade within the European Union and worldwide, hold investments and intellectual property, and act as a holding company. Banking, insurance, investment services, payment services and similar activities require authorisation from the relevant Cyprus regulator.

The name must end in Limited or Ltd and must be approved by the Registrar before the company can be incorporated, which takes a few days. Names that are identical or similar to existing companies, or that imply a bank, insurer, government or royal connection, are refused. We apply for name approval as the first step.

You can, but it affects tax residency. A Cyprus-incorporated company is tax resident in Cyprus by default, but a company run entirely from a treaty country may be treated as resident there under the treaty tie-breaker, and a company with no real decision-making in Cyprus can struggle to prove residency for treaty and directive purposes. Most clients who want Cyprus tax residency appoint Cyprus-resident directors and hold board meetings in Cyprus.

A registered office in Cyprus and a company secretary are required by law and are included in your first year. Staff are not required, though companies claiming Cyprus tax residency or European Union substance often maintain some presence, which we can arrange.

Yes. Every Cyprus company must prepare financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards and file them with the annual return. They must be audited by a Cyprus auditor, except that a company whose turnover stays below EUR 300,000 and whose gross assets stay below EUR 500,000 for two consecutive years may have a lighter review engagement by an auditor instead of a full audit. It also files a corporate income tax return each year. We coordinate this with your accountants and auditors.

Only if it makes taxable supplies in Cyprus or the European Union above the registration threshold, or trades goods and services with other European Union businesses. Registration is straightforward and we can arrange it once the company exists.

Cyprus has no separate annual government fee since the annual levy was abolished in 2024. The costs of the year are the annual return filing, the audit and the tax return, and the registered office and secretary, which our renewal packages cover apart from the audit fee itself.

Every Cyprus company files an annual return on form HE32 with the Registrar within 28 days of its annual return date, together with its audited financial statements. Unlike most offshore jurisdictions, the return and accounts are public. Late filing attracts a EUR 50 penalty plus EUR 1 a day, capped at EUR 150.

Cyprus has no economic substance regime of the offshore kind. What matters is tax residency, which since 2026 follows incorporation in Cyprus unless a treaty says otherwise, and which in practice still turns on where the company is managed and controlled, and increasingly on having real presence in Cyprus if you want to rely on its treaties and European Union directives.

A late annual return costs EUR 50 plus EUR 1 a day (capped at EUR 150), a late beneficial ownership confirmation EUR 100 plus EUR 50 a day (capped at EUR 5,000), and a company that stops filing is eventually struck off. Late tax filings carry their own penalties and interest. We hold the calendar so none of this happens.

Send us one email. We draft the resolution, collect signatures, update the registers and file the change with the Registrar; most changes to directors, secretary, shareholders or registered office must be filed within 14 days. A change of name needs the Registrar's approval of the new name and a special resolution, after which a new certificate is issued.

Renewal starts from US$1,499 a year and covers the Registrar filing fee, the registered office and company secretary, the annual filings, secretarial work and the statutory records. The Compliance section above shows what each renewal package includes, and the full detail is on the compliance pricing page.

Yes. A company can change its service provider at any time, and Cyprus law allows a company to redomicile out of Cyprus to a jurisdiction that permits it, or a foreign company to redomicile into Cyprus. Both are formal filings we handle on request.