In the fight against harmful tax practices and to achieve tax transparency, Switzerland does not rest as a mere spectator, write Jean-Blaise Eckert and Frédéric Neukomm of Lenz & Staehelin. The Swiss Federal Council has adopted and amended various conventions, acts and ordinances following international tax standards and the OECD’s BEPS project, notably in exchange of information.
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