Cyprus IP Box · ~3% effective
The Cyprus IP Box regime applies an 80% deduction on qualifying IP profits, taking the effective Cyprus tax rate from 15% to ~3%. OECD Modified Nexus compliant. Software, patents, copyright — all in scope subject to nexus.
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— WHAT YOU GET
We assess your qualifying IP, R&D model, ownership structure, and revenue attribution to confirm the regime applies — and quantify your nexus fraction before you commit.
Modified Nexus Approach: (Qualifying R&D + 30% uplift) ÷ Overall R&D × Qualifying IP Income × 80%. We compute your fraction with documented evidence and supportable transfer pricing.
Optional ATR filing with the Cyprus Tax Department locks in the regime's application to your facts. Recommended for novel structures or significant IP transfers. 3–6 month turnaround.
Tracking templates, R&D expenditure breakdown (in-house vs unrelated outsourced vs related-party), revenue attribution, and annual qualifying-profit computation tied through to the audited accounts.
— PROCESS
Review your IP, business model, ownership structure, and R&D set-up against the qualifying-IP and Nexus criteria. Output: pre-engagement memo.
Compute the Nexus fraction with documented evidence; prepare the qualifying-profit calculation; identify any structural changes needed to maximise the fraction.
Prepare and submit the ATR to the Cyprus Tax Department to lock in the regime's application to your specific facts. Especially recommended if IP is being transferred in.
Wire up ongoing R&D + qualifying-profit tracking so each annual return reflects the regime correctly. ICPAC-coordinated audit ties out to the documentation.
— COMMON QUESTIONS
Copyrighted software is a qualifying IP asset under Cyprus Income Tax Law §9(1)(κ). SaaS products built on original copyrighted code qualify, subject to the nexus fraction. If your development team is in Cyprus or outsourced to unrelated third parties, the nexus is high; heavy related-party R&D outsourcing reduces the fraction.
Nexus = (Qualifying Expenditure + 30% uplift) ÷ Overall Expenditure, capped at 1.0. A fraction of 1.0 (100% own + unrelated R&D) gives the maximum benefit (~3% effective rate). Heavy related-party R&D outsourcing reduces the fraction and increases the effective rate proportionally.
Yes, but transfers of pre-existing IP raise nexus + valuation questions. The 30% uplift on qualifying expenditure helps. We typically recommend developing new IP within the Cyprus entity from day one, or licensing IP into Cyprus rather than acquiring it. Each case is structured individually.
Only if your group's consolidated revenue exceeds €750M (the Pillar Two threshold). For groups below that — the vast majority of Cyprus IP Box users — Pillar Two does not apply and the ~3% effective rate is unaffected. Above the threshold, a Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT) applies to bring the rate up to 15%.
Diagnostic-only: from €1,500 + VAT. Full engagement (eligibility memo + nexus calc + Advance Tax Ruling preparation + filing): from €5,500 + VAT. Annual ongoing IP Box compliance (qualifying-profit computation tied to audit): from €2,000/yr.
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