The return carries the accounts
Annual Filings & Company Amendments in Cyprus
The Cyprus annual return is filed with the audited financial statements attached, so one depends on the other.
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The audit sets the filing timetable
Unlike jurisdictions where a confirmation statement is a simple snapshot, the Cyprus annual return is filed together with the company’s audited financial statements. That means the filing cannot be completed until the audit is finished, so a late audit becomes a late annual return and attracts its own consequences. Planning the audit timetable is therefore a filing compliance matter, not just an accounting one.
- Audit and annual return timetabled together, not separately
- Beneficial ownership kept current within its deadlines
- Officer and address changes filed promptly
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What recurs
Annual and event-driven obligations
Some are annual, others triggered.
| Obligation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Annual return with financial statements | Annually, after the audit |
| Corporate tax return | Annually |
| Provisional tax instalments | Twice in the year |
| Beneficial ownership details | On change, within the deadline |
| Officer and secretary changes | On change |
| Registered office change | On change |
Filing requirements, deadlines, beneficial ownership obligations and penalties are set by the authorities and change, and the historical annual company levy has been abolished.
How it works
Keeping the company current
Work backwards from the audit.
01
Build the calendar
Audit completion, annual return, tax return and provisional tax dates mapped backwards so each is achievable.
02
File on time
Annual return submitted with the audited statements, tax return filed and provisional instalments paid.
03
File changes promptly
Officer, secretary, registered office and beneficial ownership changes filed as they occur rather than at year end.
To stay compliant
What has to be maintained
Beneficial ownership has a short deadline.
- Audit completed in time for the annual return
- Annual return filed with financial statements
- Corporate tax return filed
- Provisional tax instalments paid
- Beneficial ownership register current
- Beneficial ownership changes filed on time
- Register of directors and secretary current
- Registered office address current
- Share register accurate
- Charges and security registered
- VAT returns and listings current
- Statutory records maintained at the registered office
Scope
What is included, and what is not
Stated plainly, so nothing is added once the engagement starts.
Included in the service fee
- Compliance calendar built around the audit
- Annual return preparation and filing
- Financial statement filing with the return
- Corporate tax return filing
- Provisional tax reminders
- Beneficial ownership filings
- Officer, secretary and address changes
- Guidance where filings are overdue
Not included, quoted separately
- Registry and government fees, paid at cost
- Audit fees
- Penalties for periods before engagement
- Taxes and provisional payments
- Legal drafting for constitutional changes
- Share valuations
- Tax advice in your own country
- Bank mandate updates
Verify independently
Official Cypriot authorities
We file directly with these bodies on your behalf.
Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual PropertyTax DepartmentVAT ServiceSocial Insurance ServicesCyprus Securities and Exchange CommissionInstitute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus
Questions
Cyprus annual filings — FAQs
Why does the annual return depend on the audit?
Because the audited financial statements are filed with it. A late audit makes the annual return late, with its own consequences.
Are the financial statements public?
They are filed at the Registrar with the annual return, so they enter the public record.
How quickly must beneficial ownership changes be filed?
Within a short prescribed period. Late filing is a breach rather than a formality, and the deadline catches people out.
Is there still an annual levy to pay?
The levy that applied historically has been abolished. We will not include a charge that no longer exists.
Can you take over an existing company’s compliance?
Yes. We review the filing history first, identify anything overdue and bring it up to date in the right order.
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