Since January 2026, every Cyprus-incorporated company is tax resident by default unless a treaty says otherwise. Six scenarios, costs and what to check.

What the Man City charges allege, why they matter and what happens next, plus the audit and governance lessons for owner-managed businesses.

Cyprus dividends now follow two systems: 5% SDC on 2026 profits, 17% on older ones. What to decide on 2024 profits before 31 December 2026.

Cyprus's Brain Gain Initiative gives a 25% tax exemption. How Article 8(21B) compares with the 50% and 20% reliefs, and why you can only ever claim one

Cyprus missed the April 2026 deadline, but CySEC supervises to AIFMD II through circulars. What applies now, and the deadline that already passed

Why has Cyprus outgrown the EU for twenty years? The structural mechanism behind small open economies, the comparison with Malta and Ireland, and the limits

How the Cyprus film incentive works in practice: the 45% cash rebate, the 35% tax credit alternative, and what productions must get right to be paid

A plain-English guide to Cyprus’s payments sector: what EMIs and payment institutions do, why they are not banks, and how the island became a base.

How Cyprus became the EU’s largest ship management centre, where the sector stands in 2026, and what EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime mean for the years ahead

A 2011 change of postal address cost Cyprus its UK halloumi trademark. How IP is really lost, and the four checks every brand owner should run

Cyprus earns 56% of its tourism nights in three months. How Paphos and Paralimni operators plan reserves, facilities and tax across the off-season

Law 101(I)/2025 made fund administration a regulated activity. Capital, substance and the 18 June 2027 deadline — plus why fund boards should check now

Before choosing a RAIF or AIFLNP, ask whether you need a fund at all. Real costs, depositary exemptions, and the risk of running one without realising

MiCA’s transition ended on 1 July 2026. Who can still operate in Cyprus, what CySEC expects during wind-downs, and how to verify any crypto counterparty

A venture fund, a bank-backed app, and public grants are moving real capital into Cyprus startups — alongside an angel investor tax break that expires in 2026

Theranos raised $700m before its first independent audit. See when private companies and family offices actually need financial assurance, and what it protects

IKEA's founder spent 40 years in tax exile — then went home. The real cost of relocating for tax, and why the cheapest outcome isn't always right.

Carillion looked profitable until the day it collapsed with £29m left. Why a profitable business can run out of cash — and how to read past the headline.

Apple’s forgotten founder sold his 10% stake for $800. A story about opportunity cost — and why the most expensive business decisions look like caution.

He gave away over $60 billion and left his children 0.5% of his fortune. A serious look at what Buffett decided, what the research on wealth and happiness actually says, and why the question matters.