Switzerland (7th Edition) (March 2019)

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Switzerland’s 2019 push for corporate tax reform

Exchange of information developments in Switzerland

Switzerland implements the Global Forum’s transparency recommendations

Tax incentives for businesses in Switzerland after tax reform

Swiss banks, value-adding, and tax suitable services

Withholding tax changes for Swiss debt issuance

Swiss tax audits pivot to intellectual property

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Swiss tax audits pivot to intellectual property

As Switzerland passes wide-scale tax reform, local tax authorities are increasingly focusing on intangibles and intellectual property (IP) audits as part of a two-pronged approach in tackling tax evasion. Tax Partner’s Caterina Colling-Russo and René Matteotti discuss the focus.

Caterina Colling Russo, March 13 2019
Sponsored by EY Switzerland

Tax incentives for businesses in Switzerland after tax reform

As Switzerland harmonises its corporate tax regime with international standards, the number of available tax incentives for businesses will diminish, while the effective tax rate will rise. EY Switzerland’s Kersten Honold and Kilian Bürgi discuss how cantonal ‘tax holidays’ provide an alternative to maintain rates below 10%.

Kersten Honold, March 13 2019
Sponsored by Burckhardt

Switzerland implements the Global Forum’s transparency recommendations

Switzerland receives an unprecedented number of information exchange requests every year by foreign countries. Burckhardt Law’s Rolf Wüthrich explores how the private banking state is amending its exchange obligations around share rights and corporate ownership in a bid to harmonise its laws with international norms.

Rolf Wüthrich, March 13 2019

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