Hi guys,
I am a UK citizen and run a digital marketing agency here in the UK (UK registered company). I have decided to move to Cyprus full-time in a few months and re-register my business as a Cyprus-registered company to take advantage of the 12.5% corporation tax plus 0% tax on dividends (I pay myself 100% in dividends so this is great for me). The beautiful sunny weather is a bonus!
However, my research has lead me to believe that the national security contributions are around 15% for self-employed people living there, which would take my overall tax to around 27.5%. Have I made a mistake here? It seems to go against what everyone has said about Cyprus's extremely favourable business environment.
Thanks in advance! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS:
A document explaining Cyprus Social Security and the required contributions:
http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/sid/sid...0036EE4D/$file/Social Insurance in Cyprus.pdf
I am a UK citizen and run a digital marketing agency here in the UK (UK registered company). I have decided to move to Cyprus full-time in a few months and re-register my business as a Cyprus-registered company to take advantage of the 12.5% corporation tax plus 0% tax on dividends (I pay myself 100% in dividends so this is great for me). The beautiful sunny weather is a bonus!
However, my research has lead me to believe that the national security contributions are around 15% for self-employed people living there, which would take my overall tax to around 27.5%. Have I made a mistake here? It seems to go against what everyone has said about Cyprus's extremely favourable business environment.
Thanks in advance! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS:
A document explaining Cyprus Social Security and the required contributions:
http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/sid/sid...0036EE4D/$file/Social Insurance in Cyprus.pdf