Cyprus Implements DAC8 Requirements Along with DAC2 and DAC6 Amendments

The Cyprus Tax Department has issued three related announcements on the implementation of Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 of 17 October 2023 (DAC8), including new reporting and due diligence obligations for crypto-asset service providers. Approved by the European Council in October 2023, the provisions of DAC8 are largely based on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) developed by the OECD and the amended Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for the automatic exchange of financial account i…