Cyprus Company Registration — EU, 15% Tax

A standard registration takes 8–12 business days from complete KYC: name check (1–2 days), document preparation and signing (1–2 days), Registrar processing (5–7 days), apostille and notarisation (2–3 days), courier (1–3 days). Bank account opening runs in parallel.

Government fees total approximately €180 (Registrar application €105, name search ~€20, apostille ~€8–€15 per document). Legarithm’s full setup package starts from €1,200 and includes all government fees, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, apostille, a registered office for one year, corporate pack courier and bank account introduction. Annual maintenance starts from €900/year. See Cyprus Company Formation for the full breakdown.

Non-Domicile (Non-Dom) status exempts a Cyprus tax resident from the Special Defence Contribution, meaning zero tax on dividends, interest and rental income for up to 17 years. You qualify if you become a Cyprus tax resident but are not domiciled in Cyprus — typically available to foreign nationals relocating to the island. Tax residency is met under the 60-day rule (60+ days in Cyprus, no other single-country tax residence, plus a local tie such as a company, employment or property) or the standard 183-day rule. Legarithm handles the full Non-Dom application and ongoing compliance.

Yes — full remote registration is standard. You do not need to visit Cyprus at any stage of the incorporation process. Legarithm handles everything via a power of attorney signed and notarised in your home country (apostille required if your country is a Hague Convention signatory). Once registered, the full corporate pack — Certificate of Incorporation, M&A, apostilled documents, shareholder register — is sent to your address by international courier. Company management can also be handled remotely, though if you wish to benefit from Cyprus tax treaties and the Non-Dom regime, you will need to establish genuine Cyprus tax residency (minimum 60 days per year under the 60-day rule).

From €900/year — registered office renewal, annual return (HE32), the €350 annual levy, corporate secretary and basic accounting. Audit and tax return are charged separately by activity volume.

Yes. A Cyprus company can open EU-regulated business accounts with SEPA access, multi-currency IBANs and standard payment infrastructure — through both local Cyprus banks and licensed EU electronic money institutions (EMIs). Banks apply full KYC and source-of-funds checks, so timelines depend on the business profile and document readiness; EMI accounts are usually faster to open.

Legarithm introduces clients to suitable banking and EMI partners and prepares the application as part of company setup.