How Difficult is the Role of Compliance Officers?

New draconian sanctions from America, regime change in Iran, restriction or even exclusion of partnerships with Politically Exposed Persons, and the list of cooperation restrictions is getting longer. Ultimately how is cooperation defined as safe or harmless? Are there people who are considered as ” blacklisted ” with whom any provision or receipt of services and/or goods is prohibitive? More […]

BVI’S NEW ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE LEGISLATION

BVI’s new economic substance legislation   The British Virgin Islands are rushing to pass by the end of December the new economic substance legislation to avoid the EU’s blacklist of tax haven jurisdictions.    The new legislation will introduce economic substance requirements for all companies and limited partnerships which are registered and tax resident in […]

Stelios AmericanosManaging Partner Advocate-Corporate and Commercial, Stelios Americanos & Co LLC

Norwich Pharmacal Orders: Supreme Court orders electronic disclosure and appoints IT expert to safeguard compliance

Norwich Pharmacal Orders: Supreme Court orders electronic disclosure and appoints IT expert to safeguard compliance The Supreme Court of Cyprus has recently upheld a judgement of a District Court by which the latter ordered electronic disclosure of numerous trading accounts of the applicant Mr. Dababou (the “Applicant”), against MetaQuotes Software, the well-known Forex trading platform. […]

Stelios AmericanosManaging Partner Advocate-Corporate and Commercial, Stelios Americanos & Co LLC

Double Tax Treaty between Cyprus and United Kingdom

The Cyprus Tax Department issued a circular EE24 dated 22nd August 2018 and announced that the necessary legal implementation procedures for the application of the double tax treaty between Cyprus and United Kingdom have been finalised by the two countries. The Treaty was signed on the 22nd March 2018 and applied from 18th of July 2018. The treaty […]

Stelios AmericanosManaging Partner Advocate-Corporate and Commercial, Stelios Americanos & Co LLC

NON RETURN CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS (NRCC)

The Cyprus Tax Department issued the tax circular EE25 on the Non Return Capital Contributions. NRCC refers to when a Cyprus company contributes to the net assets of its foreign subsidiary company without the latter issuing new shares. The tax circular is in Greek so please find below a brief translation of the requirements that […]

Stelios AmericanosManaging Partner Advocate-Corporate and Commercial, Stelios Americanos & Co LLC

DOUBLE TAX TREATY BETWEEN CYPRUS AND UNITED KINGDOM

The Cyprus Tax Department issued a circular EE24 dated 22nd August 2018 and announced that the necessary legal implementation procedures for the application of the double tax treaty between Cyprus and United Kingdom have been finalised by the two countries.   The Treaty was signed on the 22nd March 2018 and applied from 18th of […]

Stelios AmericanosManaging Partner Advocate-Corporate and Commercial, Stelios Americanos & Co LLC

P. N. Kourtellos & Associates LLC joins IR as the exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Cyprus

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Ioanna Demetriou of P. N. Kourtellos & Associates LLC. Ioanna has joined IR as our exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Cyprus. P. N. Kourtellos & Associates LLC is a multi service commercial law firm based in Limassol, Cyprus, focusing on specific […]

P. N. Kourtellos & Associates LLC joins IR as the exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Cyprus

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dr. Pavlos Neofytou Kourtellos of P. N. Kourtellos & Associates LLC. Pavlos has joined IR as our exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Cyprus. P. N. Kourtellos & Associates LLC is a multi service commercial law firm based in Limassol, Cyprus, focusing […]