Cyprus Partnerships
CAPITAL CITY: Nicosia LANGUAGES:Greek, Turkish, English TIME ZONE:Eastern European Time Zone(UTC+02:00) CURRENCY: Euro € TOTAL AREA:9,251 km² POPULATION:1,170,130 TAX SYSTEM:EU Approved DOUBLE TAX TREATY:Extensive double tax treaty network
- No Legal Personality
- Flexible Scope of Partner Liability
- Tax Transparency
- Low Maintenance Cost
Cypriot partnerships are regulated by Partnerships and Business Law, CAP 116, of 1907 (the “Law”). The Law defines a partnership as “a relationship which subsists between persons carrying on business in common with a view of profit”. Although the Law recognises the legal relationship between the partners, it does not give partnerships separate and distinct legal personality.
Pursuant to the Law a Cypriot partnership must satisfy three conditions:
a) Firstly, a partnership must carry out a business. Under the Law that includes every trade, occupation or profession thus effectively covering any activity of a commercial nature.
b) Secondly, a partnership must have the purpose of obtaining profit.
c) Finally, a partnership must have at least two partners. Moreover, partnerships conducting banking activities cannot have more than ten members.
A partnership may be constituted for a fixed or indefinite term.
- Commercial Activity
- Profit-Oriented
- At Least 2 Partners
- Cyprus ROC Registration
- Partnership Level Bookkeeping