Scordis, Papapetrou & Co LLC

About Scordis, Papapetrou & Co LLC

Tracing its roots to 1922, this Nicosia law firm has grown into a group with more than thirty-five lawyers and offices in Nicosia, Limassol, Athens and Valletta, with a United Arab Emirates presence also listed. A separate corporate services affiliate supplies the non-legal side: company incorporation in Cyprus and abroad, secretarial and domiciliation work, accounting, payroll, VAT and tax compliance, banking support and trusteeship. The group presents Cyprus as an international business base with ties to the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia, and advises newcomers, multinational groups and wealthy private clients. It runs a Pillar Two task force, handles foreign direct investment into and through Cyprus, immigration and relocation matters, and has experience of arbitration involving Russian, English and Cypriot law. The website is offered in English, Greek, Russian and Chinese.

Services

The corporate arm incorporates companies, partnerships and other entities, provides company secretarial services, registered office and domiciliation, fiduciary and trustee services, and escrow. Accounting, payroll, VAT registration and returns, and personal and corporate tax compliance are handled by in-house accountants and tax consultants. Tax advisory covers structuring, advance rulings, reorganisations and tax disputes. Support also covers banking, HR, investment immigration and residence permits, and redomiciliation, alongside the law firm's commercial and litigation practice.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✓ Residency and visas: offered
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✓ Virtual office: offered

Licences and registrations

• Affiliate SPA Financial Services Ltd: CySEC Alternative Investment Fund Manager licence 53/56/2013

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