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One of the Lowest Property Taxes in the EU
Annual Immovable Property Tax: abolished 2017. What owners pay today: minimal municipal taxes. Significant advantage over Germany, France, Spain.
What Owners Pay
Municipal Tax: 1-2‰ of value (apartment €200,000 = €200-400/year). Sewerage: €100-300/year. Refuse: €100-200/year. Total typical property: €500-1,500/year.
The first time we were fairly lost. Now we wonder why, honestly.
– Retiree from Stuttgart, in Larnaca since 2022
When Buying
Transfer Fees: 3-8% (fully exempt where VAT was paid; 50% reduction on resales without VAT). Stamp Duty: 0.15-0.20%. VAT new build: 19% (reduced 5% for the first primary residence – on the first 130 m²/€350,000, caps 190 m²/€475,000). No speculation tax – but 20% Capital Gains Tax on Cypriot property sales.
CMC for Property Buyers
Tax optimization: buy personally or via Ltd? When does 5% VAT apply? How to minimize Capital Gains Tax? Depreciation for rental property? These questions can save thousands.
Property Tax in Cyprus
Topics: One of the Lowest Property Taxes in the EU, What Owners Pay, When Buying
CMC Practical Tip
CMC for Property Buyers Tax optimization: buy personally or via Ltd? When does 5% VAT apply? How to minimize Capital Gains Tax? Depreciation for rental property? These questions can save thousands.
Frequently Asked Questions
No – abolished 2017. Only municipal taxes (€200-1,000/year), sewerage and refuse. Total: €500-1,500/year.
First primary residence: 5% instead of 19% on new builds – on the first 130 m² and up to €350,000 of value (overall caps 190 m²/€475,000). Huge saving.
Primary residence: personally (5% VAT). Investment property: often Ltd (15% CIT vs up to 35% income tax). CMC calculates individually.
20% on profit from Cypriot property sales. Exemptions: €85,430 for self-occupied primary residence.
How CMC Supports You
At CMC Family Office Group, we are here for you – not only for tax and legal questions, but also for all practical topics of everyday life in Cyprus. Our team in Larnaca and Pafos knows the local conditions first-hand.
As your local contact, we handle: company formation and management, tax advisory and Non-Dom applications, ongoing bookkeeping and tax returns, support with authorities, and referrals to estate agents, lawyers, doctors and tradespeople.