On 11 December 2015 the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and the Ministry of Energy, Trade, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus signed a Protocol amending the Double Tax Treaty between Ukraine and Cyprus (DTT).

If ratified by the Ukrainian and Cyprus parliaments, the following changes to the DTT will become effective on 1 January 2019:

  • Capital gains from sale of shares which derive more than 50% of their value from immovable property situated in Ukraine will be taxed in Ukraine at 15% WHT;
  • In order to apply 5% WHT on dividends distributed to Cyprus the investor will be required to: (i) hold at least 20% of the company’s shares and (ii) make an investment of at least 100,000 EURO into the company’s capital;
  • The WHT on interest payments will increase from 2% to 5%.

We will continue to monitor the status of the tax treaty in order to provide you with further updates.

 
Contacts:

Camiel van der Meij, Partner & TLS Leader, camiel.van.der.meij@ua.pwc.com
Slava Vlasov, Partner, Tax and Legal Services, slava.vlasov@ua.pwc.com
Oksana Borovets, Senior Manager, Tax and Legal Services, oksana.borovets@ua.pwc.com

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