Which assets are typically in scope
Copyrighted software, certain patents, utility models and comparable intangibles that result from own research and development and generate licence or similar income are the usual starting point. Bought-in IP with no own development, pure trading margins or management fees without an IP link are usually the wrong start.
Trademarks, trade names, image rights and other marketing IP are typically excluded. If you have a SaaS product, the software may be reviewable; the brand name beside it is not. The line is tax and documentary, not a marketing label.
Nexus and own development
International IP boxes follow the OECD nexus idea (BEPS Action 5): relief attaches to own research and development. Holding IP without developing it generally does not get you there. Development by related parties reduces the nexus fraction and therefore the relieved profit. CyStarter reviews the chain of title and the R&D trail before recommending a structure.
Substance remains a condition
An IP Box without economic substance in Cyprus is a contradiction. Management, staff or traceable development work and an Ltd that is more than a mailbox belong together. That is why this article points to formation, the director model and the calculator, not to rates alone.
Who a review is usually worth it for
Software- and IP-driven firms with their own products, scalable licence income and a willingness to document development and ownership. Less suitable: models whose profit is mainly intermediation, advice without a protectable asset, or recharacterised activity fees.
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