Double Tax Treaty (DTT) Russia – Cyprus, update
The current DTT Russia – Cyprus is in force, however the discussions continue and will most likely be concluded this month by both countries.
Last April the Russian Government requested the revision of the DTT between Cyprus and Russia. Since then, our Ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, are in continues communication with all applicable bodies in order to renegotiate the revise DTT and are doing the utmost to find the best possible solution.
The Russian government has requested an amendment to the DTT with Cyprus so as to increase to 15% the withholding tax rates on dividend and interest payments from Russia to Cyprus.
Based on the current provisions of the DTT between Russia and Cyprus:
· The withholding tax on dividends paid by a Russian company to a Cypriot resident company or individual is 5% if the Cypriot resident has directly invested at least Euro 100.000 in the capital of the Russian company. The withholding tax is 10% in all other cases.
· The withholding tax on interest arising in Russia and paid to a Cypriot resident is 0%.
In accordance with Russian domestic legislation, in the absence of an applicable DTT, the withholding tax on dividends paid abroad is 15% and the withholding tax on interest is 20%.
We hope that the proposals submitted by our Ministers of achieving certain exceptions to the applicability of the 15% tax rate will be accepted by the Russian Authorities and the revise DTT will not create any substantial issues for the smooth operations of the companies.
Philippos Hadizacharias
Managing Partner
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