If one country has been a trailblazer in using the tax system to attract investment, it is Switzerland. But against a backdrop of international reforms and pan-European harmonisation, the scope for challenge of national regimes is increasing. Compliance initiatives such as the US FATCA, and the way it has been imposed on financial institutions and tax authorities around the world, highlight that outliers will no longer be tolerated. With this in mind, the 3rd edition of ITR's Swiss Focus brings you the latest domestic developments and analysis of how multilateral reforms are impacting taxpayers in Switzerland.
Nearly two years after its publication, the Corporate Tax Roadmap is reshaping the UK’s TP framework through incremental reforms focused on scope, transparency and earlier HMRC intervention
The EU agreed new cooperative and investigative measures to tackle VAT fraud, while Hungary faced legal action and Lavez Coutinho expanded its indirect tax team
Grant Thornton advanced plans to integrate its Australian firm into its US arm, as tax developments spanned law firm hires, aviation levies and digital services taxes
