On Monday, January 8, the Cyprus Tax Department announced that applications for registration in the Tax Registry will now only be made electronically through the Tax for All (TFA) portal.
According to the department, in order to do this, citizens need to create an account on the TFA website.
Detailed instructions on how to create a TFA account or apply for registration in the Tax Register can be found on the website of the Cyprus Tax Department. The department noted that once the registration request is approved, the taxpayer's account on the TFA portal is activated and automatically linked to his taxpayer identification number (AFT), of which the user is informed in a letter to the specified e-mail address. In addition, after registration in the register of the Tax Department and activation of the account in TFA, access codes to the TAXISnet system are sent automatically within three working days. The department stressed that from January 8, 2024, applications for registration in writing will no longer be accepted.
We remind you that the new online platform "Tax for All", which was developed by the Tax Department of Cyprus, is designed to simplify the declaration of income and payment of taxes, to help the state to increase budget revenues.
The main advantage of the portal is that it makes it possible to communicate with users-taxpayers, informing them about tax benefits and finding the most favorable and fastest ways to pay the state.
According to the Tax Department's development strategy, tax payment should be done with the help of new technologies, which will improve the efficiency of tax policy, reduce tax evasion and help taxpayers fulfill their obligations on time. According to the department, the key to serving taxpayers is to make continuity of support through informational materials, instructions and notices, as well as complete and detailed navigation through links or automatically appearing messages.
In 2024, the Cyprus Tax Department aims to start eliminating all tax arrears. The average arrears period is expected to drop to 50 months or just over 4 years. It is worth noting that the arrears period is one of the indicators of the efficiency of the tax collection process. The arrears period is calculated as the average time during which the amount of direct or indirect tax remains unpaid.
