Amendments to the NID regime Cyprus

Amendments in the Cyprus Notional Interest Deduction (NID) rules.

On 16/06/2020 the amendments on the NID rules were published in the official gazette of the Republic of Cyprus. The major amendments are as follows:

  • From 1 January 2020 the annual NID rate is the 10-year government bond of the country that the funds are invested in the business of a company plus 5% instead of 3% (which applied up to 31/12/2019).
  • The use of the Cyprus rate as a minimum is abolished. Therefore, in the case of countries that have a lower rate than Cyprus then that lower rate should be used. The Cyprus rate should be used only (i) in case that the investment is performed in Cyprus and (ii) in case that the country that the investment was performed has not issued a government bond.

As a result of the above on the 2020 list of rates as issued by the Tax department should be read as follows:

A/ACOUNTRY10 year government bond rate for 2020 – as issued by Tax officeNID reference rate +5%
1Abu Dhabi2,5147,514
2Argentina10,25315,253
3Armenia8,06413,064
4Austria0,0165,016
5Belarus (US$)5,35010,350
6Belgium0,0865,086
7British Virgin IslandsN/A5,621
8Bulgaria0,2575,257
9Canada1,6996,699
10Cayman IslandsN/A5,621
11China3,1308,130
12Croatia0,6215,621
13Cyprus0,5365,536
14Czech Republic1,5696,569
15Dubai (€)N/A5,621
16Dubai (US$)3,1608,160
17Egypt13,51818,518
18Egypt (US$)6,38211,382
19Finland0,0435,043
20France0,1155,115
21Germany-0,2104,790
22Greece1,4316,431
23Hong Kong1,6996,699
24Hungary2,0177,017
25India6,55711,557
26Ireland0,1205,120
27Isle of Man1,7126,712
28Israel0,9605,960
29Israel (US$)2,5207,520
30Italy1,4046,404
31Ivory CoastN/A5,621
32Kazakhstan (€)0,9965,996
33Kazakhstan (US$)2,5667,566
34Kenya12,18017,180
35Latvia0,1365,136
36Lithuania0,1695,169
37Luxembourg-0,0874,913
38Marocco2,4207,420
39Mauritius4,2609,260
40Netherlands-0,0604,940
41Nigeria11,56316,563
42Nigeria (€)N/A5,621
43Norway1,5406,540
44Poland2,1097,109
45Romania4,3989,398
46Russia6,27011,270
47Russia (US$)2,6057,605
48Saudi Arabia2,8397,839
49Serbia2,7787,778
50Singapore1,7306,730
51Slovakia0,1925,192
52Slovenia0,2675,267
53South Africa9,01814,018
54Spain0,4635,463
55Sweden0,1455,145
56Switzerland-0,4544,546
57Taiwan0,6705,670
58U.S.A.1,9196,919
59Ukraine (€)N/A5,621
60Ukraine (US$)6,50411,504
61United Arab EmiratesN/A5,621
62United Kingdom0,8175,817
63Vietnam3,4598,459

In case of N/A the Cyprus rate applies.

The increase of the reference rate to 5% is expected to affect positively all Cyprus companies using NID for 2020 since all relevant rates are above 3,536% that was the minimum rate applied under previous provisions of the law. Therefore, companies should amend their provisional tax computations and tax payments for 2020 accordingly.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

Our tax specialists are at your disposal should you require any further information or clarifications and for further advice on the subject matter.