CYPRUS TAX FACTS – WEAR & TEAR ALLOWANCE

BuildingsRate %
Industrial Buildings4
Agricultural Buildings4
Hotel Buildings4
Industrial and Hotel buildings acquired during 2012-20167
Commercial buildings and flats3
Metallic greenhouse structures10
Wooden greenhouse structures33 1/3
Vehicles 
Commercial motor vehicles (other than saloon cars) and trucks, motorbikes, busses, mini buses and dumpers.20
Boats 
New cargo boats /ships8
New passenger boats /ships6
Streamers, tugs and fishing boats6
Sailing vessels4 1/2
Boat launchers12.5 %
Second hand cargo / passenger vessels and capital additionsRemaining Useful life
Used shipsIn accordance with special agreement
Motor yachts6%
Plant and machinery 
Plant and machinery10
Plant and machinery acquired during 2012-201620% unless capital allowances rate is higher
Furniture and fittings10
Agricultural and farming businesses machinery and tools15
Computer hardware and operating software20
Photovoltaics panels10
Application software    Up to €1.709
                                Above €1.709
                 100
                33 1/3
Lifts, excavators, towing machine, cranes, bulldozers25
Tools 
Tools in general33 1/3
Other 
Armored cars (used for security services)20%
Wind generators ( cost less subsidy received)10%
Photovoltaic systems ( cost less subsidy received)10%
New airplains8%
New helicopters8%
Specialised machinery for rail roading (e.g. Locomotive engines, Ballast Wagon, container wagon and container sleeper wagon)20%