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Cyprus · Company Formation

Your Cyprus Ltd: built with substance and run on the ground.

From incorporation through a director and governance model to ongoing management. Coordinated in Cyprus and aligned with international tax structuring and legally permissible tax optimisation.

  • EU & compliance-led
  • Fixed-fee model
  • 3% on qualifying IP profits*
  • Everything from one source
Standard corporate tax rate
15%
Corporate tax on qualifying IP profits
3%*
First response on working days
< 12 h
Membership & single market
EU

*Corporate tax in Cyprus is 15%. For fully qualifying IP income it can fall to an effective 3%. Where qualifying IP income is mixed with other taxable income, the effective rate typically sits between 3% and 15%, depending on the structure. An individual review is required.

Services

Services around your Cyprus Ltd.

From incorporation and ongoing management to property, relocation, recruitment and international structuring: our services interlock and are tailored to your personal or business starting point.

All services
01

Incorporation & director model

End-to-end support in setting up a Cyprus Ltd: with a local director, clear governance processes and a clean register structure.

Fixed-fee model for ongoing management

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02

IP Box & tax structuring

Review and structuring for business models with potentially qualifying IP, including IP allocation, documentation and cross-border coordination.

Cross-border & compliance-led

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03

IP development & software assets

Conception and development of protected, usable and licensable intangible assets, with a focus on custom software.

Know-how becomes a licensable asset

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04

International structuring

From the first overseas company to multi-tier holding, subsidiary and sister structures: strategically, across borders and delivered in practice.

Cross-border & compliance-led

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05

Advisory & operational support

Strategy, finance, risk management, accounting and support in Cyprus, as connected building blocks. Recruitment is a separate service.

Strategy connected with operational delivery

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06

Access to the start-up ecosystem

Introductions to investors, incubators and founders for dealflow, collaborations and participation opportunities.

Local introductions on the ground

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07

Cyprus property & project introductions

Access to selected new-build projects across Cyprus, personally supported from first shortlist through to handover.

Curated new-build projects, personally supported

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08

Relocation & arriving in Cyprus

Support with residence, registration and personal tax and social-insurance registration when arriving in Cyprus.

Arriving in Cyprus, clearly organised

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09

Recruitment in Cyprus

Introduction of specialists, operational staff and support for families and private households. For on-site, hybrid or offsite work.

The right candidates, coordinated on the ground

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Whether a Cyprus structure is suitable depends in particular on the business model, effective management, economic substance, IP and R&D structure, and the tax treatment in the countries concerned. We review the starting position before making a recommendation.

Advisory office in Larnaca with a view of the Mediterranean
From a single source

Substance, structure and tax, cleanly connected.

A Cyprus Ltd delivers its advantages with real substance and clean management. We work transparently, with documentation, and with compliance at the centre.

  • Local director with documented decision-making and reporting duties
  • Genuine economic substance rather than a letterbox
  • IP Box structuring in suitable cases
  • Coordinated through a single point of contact on the ground
Why Cyprus
Why CyStarter

One partner instead of many handovers.

We connect incorporation, tax, IP, personnel and scale-up into a coherent whole, coordinated through a single point of contact in Cyprus.

Everything from one source

Incorporation, tax, IP, personnel, property and relocation: coordinated through a single point of contact.

Compliance & governance

Real substance on the ground, documented decisions and clean structures. Compliance is the foundation, not the small print.

Tax-efficient set-up

Where the starting position fits, tax effects can be reviewed and structured, always after an individual analysis.

IP as a scalable asset

We turn know-how into a protected, transferable and licensable asset.

International structuring expertise

Holding and multi-country structures for risk diversification and market access.

Growth without unnecessary fixed costs

Modular support: you pay for what you actually need.

How we work

Structured from the first question through to delivery.

Every engagement starts with a clear reading of your objectives. We then design the right service path, coordinate delivery and remain your point of contact in Cyprus afterwards. You will find the specific process on each service page.

Go to services
  1. 01

    Clarify the objective

    We place your plans in context: personal, commercial, or both.

  2. 02

    Design the solution

    The right service path, matched to your starting position.

  3. 03

    Coordinate delivery

    One point of contact, clear steps, local partners where they are needed.

  4. 04

    Stay with you

    After the first milestone we remain your point of contact in Cyprus.

Next step

Talk through your Cyprus structure.

Tell us about your plans. We will review suitability, structure and next steps in a no-obligation initial consultation.