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Focus Taxes - Company: Setting up and operating the startup

Focus Taxes - Company: Setting up and operating the startup

23 September 2020

The founding of a startup is typically a turbulent process. An existing idea has to be transformed into a business model, the team has to be assembled and ...

Reform of the withholding tax – Swiss government initiates consultation

Reform of the withholding tax – Swiss government initiates consultation

16 April 2020

Proposal on Swiss withholding tax. Exemption of foreign investors should strengthen the debt market. Loophole for Swiss individuals to be closed.

Cross-border assignments from a social security and tax perspective

Cross-border assignments from a social security and tax perspective

29 January 2020

Cross-border assignment of employees to affiliate companies is a useful and common tool for international groups. However, such transfers require early legal clarification, notably from a social security and tax perspective.

Reform of Swiss withholding tax - further details and timetable

Reform of Swiss withholding tax - further details and timetable

4 October 2019

Swiss Government keeps safeguarding purposes of Swiss withholding tax. Further details published.

Donations, Sponsoring & Value Added Tax

Donations, Sponsoring & Value Added Tax

1 October 2019

Avoiding surprises by taking the value added tax on sponsoring into account at an early stage. A good administration prevents hassle and additional costs.

Information Rights in Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

Information Rights in Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

17 September 2019

A decision by the Swiss Federal Administrative Court strengthens the right of third parties in proceedings concerning administrative assistance in tax matters.

Reform of withholding tax - Paying agent tax on interest

Reform of withholding tax - Paying agent tax on interest

5 July 2019

The Swiss Government favours a paying agent tax for interest and publishes its objectives and key figures for the reform of the withholding tax.

Reform of Swiss Withholding Tax - Paying Agent Tax?

Reform of Swiss Withholding Tax - Paying Agent Tax?

18 March 2019

Will Swiss withholding tax become paying agent tax? Report of the expert group released. Swiss financial center reaches an important stopover in a seemingly never-ending project.

Injunctive Relief

Injunctive Relief

19 September 2018

Injunctive relief is available to prevent harm to a party. The standard of proof in injunction proceedings is lowered to a prima facie standard. In urgent cases, injunctive relief is also available ex parte. Injunctive relief must invariably be validated in ordinary proceedings.

Relocation of business activities abroad: Tax consequences and risks

Relocation of business activities abroad: Tax consequences and risks

5 July 2018

This blog post outlines the tax consequences and risks related to a relocation of business activities from Switzerland to a foreign country.