Incentives for Greek tax residency
By the end of next week, the Finance Ministry will have its tax bill ready, which besides tax-easing measures will also include incentives for individuals and corporations active abroad to transfer their tax residency to Greece.
The clause is addressed to companies and individuals with large bank accounts and the incentive to be offered will be their favorable taxation, so that they enter the domestic tax system.
The competent authorities of the Finance Ministry are examining various models applied in Malta, Cyprus and Portugal in order to piece together the Greek proposal to be presented to the creditors, along with the rest of the measures announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Thessaloniki last weekend.
One currently has to spend at least 183 days per year in Greece to be considered a Greek tax resident.
In contrast, the latest law amendment in Cyprus provides for anyone who spends at least 60 days a year in the country to become a Cypriot tax resident, enjoying a tax exemption on interest and dividends, as well as profits stemming from stock sales, a 5 percent tax on incomes abroad without any inheritance or large wealth tax due, and a 50 percent discount on the tax rates which apply to taxpayers employed in Cyprus.
