Croatia to Cyprus, once you pass €1 million.

Only a little. Under €1 million of revenue Croatia charges 10% on company profit, then 12% on dividends, 20.8% in all. Cyprus charges 15% and then only the capped health levy, about 17% in all, for a non-dom who has really moved. On €150,000 of profit that saves around €5,300 a year. Once revenue passes €1 million, 18% applies to the whole profit, 27.84% in all, and the gap passes ten points.

Probably not on yourself. We found no Croatian rule that taxes a person for leaving, but no official page says so either, so confirm it with a Croatian adviser, especially if your shares are worth much more than you paid. Your company is different. If the d.o.o. itself moves its tax residence to Cyprus, Croatia taxes its assets as if sold, and you can spread that over five years.

When you no longer have a home there and don't stay 183 days. A flat you own or hold for 183 days in one or two calendar years keeps you resident, even if it stands empty, and Croatia wins if you have a home in both countries. Only the tax treaty can override that. Deregistering your address doesn't end it. The tax office decides on your change of residence form, filed with a Cyprus residency certificate.

No. A company is taxed where its real decisions are taken, so a Cyprus company run from Croatia gives Croatia a claim on its profit. While you live in Croatia, rules that tax a foreign company's profit at home can also catch it, unless it has real staff and premises in Cyprus. A Cypriot director who signs whatever you email him changes nothing.

You can keep it as a subsidiary of your Cyprus company, or move it. If you keep it, its dividends to Cyprus are taxed at 5% under the treaty, or nothing under EU rules once the Cyprus company has held it for 24 months. If you move it, the company exit tax applies. Profits earned up to February 2012 can mostly come out tax-free, so plan the order of payouts with your adviser first.

Yes. It has applied since 1 January 2024. Dividends, interest and royalties paid from Croatia are taxed at no more than 5%, with no minimum stake. Many pages still say there is no treaty. The treaty refuses its benefits where getting them was a main purpose of an arrangement, so move the people, the customers and the work too, not only the paperwork.

No. Under the 60-day rule you can be Cyprus tax resident with 60 days a year here, a home you rent or own, a business or job in Cyprus, and no more than 183 days in any other country. Directing your own Cyprus company can count as the business. Visits to Croatia are fine, but they add up. Croatia counts 183 days across one or two calendar years.

Your Croatian state pension record is kept. It counts with your Cyprus years under EU rules and is paid to you in Cyprus, but it stops growing. For your second-pillar fund, ask REGOS or the fund. Once you draw a salary as director of your Cyprus company, you pay into Cyprus social insurance and are covered by the Cyprus health system.

No. We build and run the Cyprus side. Settle the Croatian side, including the exit tax and your residency, with a Croatian tax adviser. We can recommend one if you need it.