New thresholds would be raised to €5 million for financial transactions and €1 million for all other categories of controlled transactions
The Cyprus tax department on 1 February 2024 published a letter proposing updates to the thresholds for preparing a Local file for the 2022 tax year.
The new thresholds, which apply to Cypriot tax resident persons and permanent establishments (PEs) of non-tax resident entities engaged in controlled transactions, would be raised to €5 million for financial transactions and €1 million for all other categories of controlled transactions. The current threshold is €750,000 for all the categories of controlled transactions.
Therefore, the applicable thresholds for the 2022 tax year for preparing a Cyprus Local file would be:
The Cyprus tax department has emphasized that entities exempt from the obligation to prepare a Cyprus Local file must still comply with the provisions of Circular 6/2023 and maintain minimum transfer pricing documentation for their controlled transactions.
Read a February 2024 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Cyprus