Assurance and Advisory Services Taxation Services International Business Services Management Consultancy Information Technologies Services European Union Funding Assurance and Advisory Services We provide a wide variety of services which cater to the individual needs of our clients. These include: Ø Accounting Ø Statutory Audit Ø Listing on the Cyprus Stock exchange Ø Management Financial Reporting Ø Prospectus work for public issues Ø Insolvency investigations Ø Acquisitions and mergers Ø Internal audit services We are committed to providing a comprehensive service, designed to enhance the efficiency and profitability of our clients’ operations. This approach gives both management and shareholders the assurance that their company is on a sound business footing. We work closely with our clients when deciding the scope of their audit and throughout the process keep them informed of our findings. For international clients, we are determined to deliver a service specifically tailored to the requirements of both the international and local regulations which affect them. return to top of the page Taxation Services The establishment of Cyprus as an international business centre, necessitates expert advice for both local and international tax affairs.  For many years, Joannides + Co. have been working on the concept that international businesses need international advice.  Our tax professionals are specialists with extensive experience, who can provide practical assistance to clients with local and international tax requirements. Services provided by our Tax Department include: Ø Corporate and personal tax services, advice and planning Ø Preparation, submission and agreement of tax returns with the Inland Revenue Ø Client representation before the Commissioner Ø Capital gains tax services Ø International tax advice Ø Double tax treaty services Ø VAT services Ø Social insurance contribution services We keep our clients informed on recent tax law changes and new planning ideas by frequently organising tax seminars and through publication of newsletters. return to top of the page International Business Services Cyprus has developed into an ideal centre for the establishment of international companies.  For over 30 years our firm has been servicing the needs of international companies in Cyprus. Our specialist consultants are amongst the best on the Island in serving the varied, and very often complicated, requirements of international clients. Our services include: Ø Company administration services Ø Assisting in the application for residency and work permits for expatriate personnel Ø Assisting in finding suitable office accommodation Ø Assisting in finding suitable personnel Ø Performing company searches on behalf of clients return to top of the page Management Consultancy Our professional team provides clients with a wide range of management consulting services. However large or small their consulting needs, we provide the level of service required. No matter what the particular business discipline, the reasons for using our firm remain much the same. Few businesses, whatever their size, can maintain, in-house, the full range of specialised management skills which are necessary to operate and compete effectively in a rapidly changing, and very competitive business environment.  Our consultants' original approach to a new project, coupled with the impartial and objective view they bring to assignments, provide solutions which deliver real benefits, often well in excess of original expectations. Our management consultancy services include the following: - Feasibility Studies  Over the years, we have prepared feasibility studies for projects such as: Ø The establishment of major hotels and aqua parks Ø Golf course strategy studies Ø The introduction of fish farming in Cyprus Ø Various land development projects - Business Planning  Our team can assist with: Ø Advice on business planning Ø Formulation of objectives Ø Evaluation of  policy options and plan assessment Ø Development of planning budgeting systems Ø Project planning and appraisal Ø Cost management Ø Financial management - Systems Development  We provide the following services to assist with systems development: Ø Evaluation and design of internal control systems Ø Development and procedures for maintenance and control standards Ø Design of policy and procedures manuals for internal control systems Ø Design and implementation of liquidity control systems   - Investigations  Our services include the following: Ø Collection of evidence for prevention of further losses Ø Conducting negotiations and/or civil proceedings to recover losses Ø Conducting system review and due diligence assignments Ø Appearing in court as an expert witness in financial matters   - Company Valuations  We perform company valuations as part of the following services: Ø Mergers and acquisitions Ø Listing on stock exchange Ø Financing arrangements Ø Liquidations Ø Corporate restructuring - Mergers and Acquisitions  Our team provides the following services: Ø Pre-acquisition investigations and feasibility studies in view  of assessing the viability and evaluation of a business Ø Assisting in the preparation and monitoring of the terms and mode of mergers Ø Calculation of the financial benefits to relevant merger parties Ø Due diligence Ø Group restructuring and reorganization - Insolvency Services  We provide the following services to companies at the insolvency stage: Ø Acting as receivers in view of specifying the appropriate        course of action regarding cash management Ø Business recovery prospects or disposal of assets and winding up of business   - Human Resource Management  We can assist in maximising the value of our clients’ human capital in the following ways: Ø Design and review of organisational structures Ø Review of personnel policies and practices Ø Manpower planning and development Ø Salary surveys Ø Executive recruitment Ø Management training - Corporate Finance  Our services in assisting clients raise finance include: Ø Advice on the choice of a suitable form of finance Ø Preparation of business plan and necessary documentation Ø Arrangement of finance return to top of the page Information Technology Services Our IT professionals are specialists with extensive experience and can provide practical assistance to clients with specific IT requirements.  Our services include: Ø IT strategy studies Ø Computerisation feasibility studies Ø Preparation of user requirement specifications Ø Defining computer hardware and software requirements Ø Project management (system selection, implementation, contractual advice, systems integration) Ø  Undertaking ERP Implementations Ø Training return to top of the page European Union Funding Following the accession of Cyprus to the European Union, several opportunities to obtain funding that will assist businesses have become available. We offer a complete service to assist clients to obtain the funds they need.  This includes: Ø Research on industry funding schemes Ø Preparation of necessary documentation Ø Follow up to obtaining funds