2015 Archives - Centaur Trust Group

Alternative Investment Funds – The Cyprus Perspective

secureadmin — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:29:54 +0000

Cyprus, offers the full spectrum of legislative framework to all fund products, and the enactment of the Alternative Investment Funds Law (AIF Law) in July 2014 provides for a significant modernisation of the related legal framework and offers a comprehensive tool box and new structuring options competitive to those of other established jurisdictions.

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Cyprus – Switzerland Tax Treaty

secureadmin — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:59:16 +0000

On the 25th day of July 2014 Cyprus and Switzerland signed their first ever Double Tax Treaty (DTT) agreement. The ratification procedure of the DTT has finally been completed by both countries and as a result the DTT will come into effect as from the 1st day of January 2016.

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Russian Federal Law No376-FZ

secureadmin — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:28:16 +0000

The new Russian law on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (the ‘CFC’) and other anti-offshore measures, better known as the “De-offshorisation Law” (the ‘Law’) had received presidential assent on Monday 24 November 2014. The new amendments to the Russian Tax Code, have been effective since 1 January 2015. This publication analyses the following parts: Part 1 Controlled Foreign Companies. Part 2 Recognising foreign organisations as tax residents of Russia. Part 3 Beneficial ownership clause and the taxation of shares in property rich companies

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Corporate Tax Residence and the Case of Economic Substance

secureadmin — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:25:29 +0000

Corporate tax residence is currently a hot topic all over the world, as all countries seek to maximise tax receipts during the current difficult economic times. We have noticed an increase in corporate tax residency challenges in recent years in terms of both the number of challenges and their severity followed by a number of Governments around the world. In this publication we shall briefly analyse some of the key concepts of Corporate Tax Residence and offer suggestions on how these can be shielded.

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Amendments to the Cyprus Tax Laws

secureadmin — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:55:31 +0000

The much expected developments in taxation are expected to considerably enhance the competitiveness of the Cyprus tax system without taking away from its already established comprehensive and transparent nature. A set of draft Bills were submitted to the Cyprus Parliament, and have been voted into law.

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Setting up and maintaining a company in the United Kingdom

secureadmin — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:24:14 +0000

This publication aims to provide information and advice about the setting-up and the maintenance of a Limited Liability Company in the United Kingdom.

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Russian Federal Law No376-FZ – Part 3 Beneficial ownership clause and the taxation of shares in property rich companies

secureadmin — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 08:54:20 +0000

The new Russian law on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (the ‘CFC’) and other anti-offshore measures, better known as the “De-offshorisation Law” (the ‘Law’) had received presidential assent on Monday 24 November 2014. The new amendments to the Russian Tax Code, have been effective since 1 January 2015. The purpose of this newsflash (Area 3 – Beneficial ownership clause and the taxation of shares in property rich companies), is to provide an in-depth and practical analysis of the Law, as to the possible implications these changes might have on investors that want to invest into Russia using Cyprus companies.

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Russian Federal Law No376-FZ – Part 2 Recognising foreign organisations as tax residents of Russia

secureadmin — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:51:42 +0000

The new Russian law on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (the ‘CFC’) and other anti-offshore measures, better known as the “De-offshorisation Law” (the ‘Law’) had received presidential assent on Monday 24 November 2014. The new amendments to the Russian Tax Code, have been effective since 1 January 2015. The purpose of this newsflash (Area 2 – Recognising foreign organisations as tax residents of Russia), is to provide an in-depth and practical analysis of the Law, as to the possible implications these changes might have on investors that want to invest into Russia using Cyprus companies.

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Russian Federal Law No376-FZ – Part 1 Controlled Foreign Companies

secureadmin — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:50:06 +0000

The new Russian law on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (the ‘CFC’) and other anti-offshore measures, better known as the “De-offshorisation Law” (the ‘Law’) had received presidential assent on Monday 24 November 2014. The new amendments to the Russian Tax Code, have been effective since 1 January 2015. The purpose of this newsflash (Area 1 – Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC) ), is to provide an in-depth and practical analysis of the Law, as to the possible implications these changes might have on investors that want to invest into Russia using Cyprus companies.

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Setting up and maintaining a Maltese company

secureadmin — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:24:08 +0000

This publication aims to provide information and advice about the setting-up and the maintenance of a Maltese Limited Liability Company.

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