Cyprus by industry
Cyprus company formation and tax relocation, tailored by industry
One size never fits a SaaS founder, a digital agency owner and a family-office principal. Pick your industry — we’ll show you which company, tax, VAT, regulatory and personal-residence questions matter for your activity. Reliefs such as the IP Box and non-dom dividend SDC exemption have separate eligibility rules.
15%
Corporate income tax
~3%
Only qualifying R&D IP income, subject to nexus
0%
Dividend SDC for eligible non-doms; GHS may apply
60d
Min. for tax residency
Highest-demand industries
Cyprus for SaaS Founders
B2B SaaS founders, vertical-SaaS operators, ARR-funded software businesses
B2B SaaS founders can assess a Cyprus company, qualifying-software IP Box relief and non-dom dividend SDC treatment. Each depends on management, R&D nexus and personal residence facts.
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Cyprus for AI Startups
AI product founders building vertical AI SaaS, fine-tuned models, API-wrappers and AI-native workflow tools
AI founders should review where the product is built and managed, whether software income qualifies for the IP Box, and which EU AI Act duties apply to their use case.
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Cyprus for Software Engineers
Senior independent developers, fractional CTOs, OSS maintainers, indie hackers and contractor-model engineers
Software engineers can assess a Cyprus company, residence and software IP Box eligibility. Code ownership alone is insufficient: qualifying R&D, income attribution and nexus records matter.
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Cyprus for Digital Marketing Agencies
Agency owners running paid media, SEO, content, influencer or full-service for international clients
Digital agencies can assess a Cyprus company, EU invoicing, payroll and founder residence together. Employment relief and dividend SDC exemptions depend on eligibility.
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Cyprus for E-commerce & Amazon FBA
Amazon FBA brand owners, Shopify / WooCommerce DTC operators, multi-channel e-commerce founders
Amazon FBA and Shopify operators can assess a Cyprus company alongside EU VAT, inventory and management rules. Brand IP and trademarks do not qualify for the Cyprus IP Box.
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Cyprus for Consultants & Freelancers
Independent consultants, fractional CTOs/CMOs, senior developers, designers, engineers and specialist freelancers
Consultants can assess Cyprus company, salary and personal-residence options together. The 50% employment relief and dividend SDC exemption require separate eligibility checks.
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Cyprus for Holding Companies
International groups, growth-stage founders restructuring pre-Series A, family groups consolidating cross-border investments
International groups can assess Cyprus holding structures under EU directives and treaty rules. Dividend, interest and royalty withholding depends on the payment, recipient and anti-avoidance conditions.
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Cyprus for Funds & Family Offices
Fund managers, single-family offices, multi-family offices and HNWIs relocating personal wealth
Fund managers and family offices can assess Cyprus regulation, residence, dividend and interest SDC relief, and securities-disposal rules. GHS and source-country tax need separate review.
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Cyprus for iGaming Affiliates
Casino, sportsbook, poker and broader gambling-vertical affiliate-site owners and media buyers
Gambling affiliates can assess Cyprus company, advertising, banking and personal-residence requirements. Affiliate domains and marketing sites do not qualify for IP Box merely because they are owned or copyrighted.
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Cyprus for Forex & Prop Traders
Individual forex traders, prop-firm participants and quant traders
Forex traders and prop-firm participants need a case-specific Cyprus tax classification: securities disposals, currency trading, derivatives and service payouts do not share one exemption.
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Cyprus for Crypto Investors & Traders
Individual crypto investors, active crypto traders, DeFi participants, NFT collectors and crypto-derived HNWIs (not exchange operators or MiCA-licensed CASPs)
Cyprus's Article 20E generally taxes profits on disposals of non-mined cryptoassets at 8% from 2026 for individuals and companies. Mining and activities outside its scope need separate analysis.
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Strong-demand industries
Cyprus for Real Estate Investors
Buy-and-rent property investors, multi-unit landlords, real-estate-investing families consolidating EU rental portfolios
For Cyprus property investors, rental SDC was abolished from 2026. Income tax, foreign-property taxation, company structure and gains on share sales require case-specific review.
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Cyprus for Content Creators
YouTubers, TikTokers, Twitch streamers, Patreon-funded creators and small studios
Creators can assess a Cyprus company and personal residence for AdSense, sponsorship and platform income. Channel formats, content libraries and image rights are not automatically IP Box assets.
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Cyprus for Influencers
Instagram, TikTok and brand-led influencers running sponsorship-heavy businesses
Brand-led influencers can assess a Cyprus company, sponsor-income classification, VAT and residence together. Eligible non-doms may avoid dividend SDC, while GHS and foreign tax need review.
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Cyprus for Online Coaches & Course Creators
Online coaches, course creators, mastermind operators, info-product entrepreneurs
Online coaches and course creators can assess a Cyprus company, EU VAT obligations and personal residence together. Course videos and marketing content do not qualify for the IP Box merely because they are copyrighted.
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Don’t see your industry?
We work with most knowledge-economy and capital-light businesses relocating to Cyprus. We deliberately don’t do regulated verticals (gambling operators, retail forex broker licensees, crypto exchanges, EMIs) — if that’s you, we’ll refer you to specialist counsel rather than pretend.