9.6% August inflation prompts rollover of petrol VAT cut The VAT cut on retail petrol in Cyprus has been extended to 15 January 2023. They were due to end at the end of this month. Prior cuts due to end August 2022 This inflation burst
Fast rising inflation prompts rollover of VAT cut for domestic energy Cypriot annual inflation hit 8.6% in April 2022, up from 7.1% in March. This is the highest rate in over forty years. This inflation burst has prompted the government to extend the reduction of
February fuel inflation prompts VAT cut The Cyprus government has implemented a temporary cut in the Value Added Tax rate on petrol from the standard rate to 5%. A power consumption rate cut was already in place to 9%, and this has been extended. The
3-month payments option for 2021 Quarter 4 VAT period VAT registered taxpayers in Cyprus may opt to pay their December or Quarter 4 2021 returns. However, returns must nevertheless be filed as normal. The payment plan offers three equal instalments on 10th of February, March
6-month VAT rate cut to help soften inflation Cyprus is the latest EU state to cut electricity VAT rates. It will move domestic supplies of electricity from the standard VAT rate of 19% to the reduced rate of 9%. This will initially be for a
The Ministry of Finance has granted a fresh round of easements on Value Added Tax returns and liability payments. VAT payments due by 10th August for the quarter 2 (April to June 2021) returns may now be deferred until 10th 10th September payments (for May
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the island of Cyprus is to reduce Value Added Tax rates on hotels and certain transport. The changes involve a range of services moving from the reduced 12% rate to the 5% rate between 1 July 2020 and
Cyprus has issued guidance to EU and non-EU sellers and marketplace affected by the 1 July 2021 e-commerce package reforms. These seek to withdraw distance selling threshold, the €22 import VAT exemption and impose new VAT liabilities on certain marketplace transactions. To support this, and
Cyprus is to extend the application of the domestic reverse charge to mobile phones, CPU’s, games consoles, laptops and similar products. This will come into effect from 1 October 2020. Reverse charge to block missing trader fraud The measure obliges resident or non-resident providers of
