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Cyprus Registrar abolishes annual company fee

Termination of annual company fee

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Termination of annual company fee

On the 21st of March the Department of the Cyprus Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property announced that the annual levy of €350 is abolished from 2024 onwards. The annual fees for years 2011–2023 are still applicable.

It has also been clarified that the companies which have already settled their annual fee for 2024 will be refunded.

This measure will offer great relief and support to Cyprus companies and serves as a step to enhancing the local business environment.

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Late submission fee for Annual Reports HE32

Annual Returns (HE32): Late submission penalty fee has been set to €150

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Annual Returns (HE32): Late submission penalty fee has been set to €150

The Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property announced that pursuant to the Companies (Amendment) Law 2024, Law 18(I)/2024, published in the Official Gazette on 5 March 2024 (the Law), the maximum fine for Annual Returns with a date of issue for the years 2021 and onwards will not exceed €150 for each infringement.

The fees are summarized below:

In case of timely registration: €20 form fee

In case of late registration: (i) €20 form fee, (ii) €20 as a charge, (iii) the corresponding late registration fee of €50 as a lump sum and €1 for each day of continuation of the infringement, up to a maximum total amount of €150.

According to the Law, persons who paid for the late submission of the 2023 HE32, from 05/03/2024 onwards, are entitled to a refund of any amount of fine exceeding €150. Such refund will be made as follows:

  1. For online payments made via JCC, the excess amount will be refunded directly to the card with which the payment was made, without any further action by the applicant.
  2. For payments made to the Cashier of the Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, the additional amount will be returned to the applicant’s Bank Account upon presentation of the payment document, together with the FIMAS Payment Authorization Form, accompanied by a photocopy of the statement of the Bank Account to be credited (Authorization Form can be downloaded here).

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Updates by Registrar regarding the BO register

Updates to the Beneficial Owners register

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The Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property made the following announcement on the 28th of February 2024 based on the Beneficial Owner register:

1. All companies established or registered under the Companies Law, Cap. 113, all European Public Limited Liability Companies (SE) and all Partnerships (hereinafter Organizations) or their officers/partners are invited to access the Register of Beneficial owners until March 31, 2024 and to update it, either with details of Beneficial Owners, or by declaring their exclusion based on paragraph 3 (1)(a)(b) of Directive KDP112/2021 as it was modified, or by exercising the right of Due Diligence. From the 1st of April, monetary charges and other sanctions will be imposed for non-compliance.

2. From 1 April 2024 all the actions below will be available, and failure to comply with them will result in financial charges:

  • The Register of Beneficial Owners should be updated within 45 days from the day on which the Organization or its officers/partners became aware of the change of Beneficial Owners
  • The Register of Beneficial Owners should be informed within 90 days from the establishment of a new Organization, by the Organization itself or its officers/partners with regards to the Beneficial Owners’ details
  • From 01/10 until 31/12 of each year, the Organizations or their officers/partners should confirm the information included in the Register of Beneficial Owners
  • Within 30 days of receiving an electronic notification about data mismatch, the Organisation or its officers/partners should take necessary actions and correct such data

3. It is reminded that the following actions are still valid:

  • Online research in the records of the Register of Beneficial Owners
  • Request for exemption from disclosure of information
  • Request for access to the details of a minor

Do not hesitate to contact our team for providing you further explanation and assistance with respect to the Register of Beneficial Owners

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Registration of beneficial owners data to avoid imposition of fines

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The Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, following its announcement on the Functioning of the Register of Beneficial Owners in the interim solution, and in view of the imminent implementation of the final solution of the electronic system of the Register of Beneficial Owners, which is expected around the end of October 2023, invites all companies incorporated or registered under the Companies Law, Chapter 113, the European public limited liability companies (SE) and Cooperatives as well as their officers/partners, if they have not already done so, to register the details of their beneficial owners in the Register of Beneficial Owners of Companies and other legal entities maintained by the Department, in order to avoid the imposition of a monetary burden and/or the initiation of criminal proceedings due to non-compliance. The deadline is on 30th of September 2023.

In addition, following the start of the final solution, a period of one month will be granted for confirmation and completion of the information that has been registered in the system of the interim solution and will have been transferred to the final system by all entities. During this period, requests for information release exemptions should be filed along with reasons for exercising due diligence.

It is pointed out that, at the end of the one-month period, the automatic imposition of fines through the final solution of the electronic system of the Register of Beneficial Owners for the non-compliant companies will begin.

It is reminded that, regardless of the criminal responsibility or prosecution of any person, in case of non-compliance the company or other legal entity and each of its officials are subject to a fine of two hundred euros (€200) and a further fine of one hundred euros (€100) for each day of continued infringement with a maximum total charge of twenty thousand euros (€20,000).

Our firm has extensive expertise on the matter and would be pleased to assist your organization to meet its compliance requirements.

For further inquiries and assistance, please contact us and we will get back to you.