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Start your company in Cyprus

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 19-21 days
  1. 1
    Name Approval and KYC Day 1-3
    • Submit name approval to Registrar of Companies
    • Complete KYC for shareholders and directors
    • Draft Memorandum and Articles in English
  2. 2
    Registrar Filing Day 4-8
    • File HE1, HE2, HE3 incorporation forms
    • Appoint corporate secretary and registered office
    • Receive certificate of incorporation from Registrar
  3. 3
    Tax and Banking Setup Day 9-12
    • Register Tax ID and VAT with Tax Department
    • Open corporate account with Cypriot or EMI bank
    • Enrol with Social Insurance and GHS contributions
Starts from
€4,018 first year, all-in
≈ $4,729
What's included
  • Company formation €1,400
  • Registered office €700 /year
  • Bookkeeping €89 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K revenue €89 /month
    • €50K–200K €149 /month
    • €200K–500K €249 /month
    • €500K–1M €499 /month
  • Company secretary €850 /year
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Why Cyprus?

Founders running a software or IP holdco

The Cyprus IP Box delivers an 80% exemption on qualifying IP income for a 2.5% effective rate, with 0% withholding on outbound royalties, dividends and interest. English language admin and common law contracts simplify cross border licensing.

IP Box 2.5%0% WHTEnglish admin

Forex / CFD brokers and investment firms

CySEC operates a mature CIF licensing regime under MiFID II with EU passporting, and MiCA (EU crypto framework) crypto asset licensing is now CySEC supervised. The 65-DTA network covers Russia, UK, Germany, India and the UAE.

CySECMiFID II65 DTAs

Founders relocating personally to a non dom regime

The Cyprus non dom status grants a 17-year exemption from tax on dividends, interest and capital gains for new tax residents, alongside the 60-day residency rule. Combines cleanly with a Cyprus operating company.

Non dom 17 years60-day residencyEU member

Considerations

If your founders are UK tax residents

HMRC treats Cyprus as a low tax jurisdiction and applies CFC scrutiny on UK controlled Cypriot companies. If your cap table sits in the UK:

UK CFC scrutinyHMRC low tax flag
→ United Kingdom No CFC issue, Patent Box at 10%→ Ireland 12.5% CIT, common law, UK friendly→ Isle of Man 0% CIT, UK aligned, no CFC trap

If you are raising from US VCs or planning a US exit

Cyprus is not on standard US VC term sheets and a Delaware flip is typically required at Series A. If US capital is the binding constraint:

Off US term sheetsDelaware flip needed
→ Delaware (USA) Default for US VC term sheets→ Cayman Islands Standard offshore feeder for US funds→ Ireland Accepted by US VCs, common law
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