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Partner: Patrick Scherrer
Quick facts
# Partners

8

# Total number of practitioners

2

# Total number of lawyers

18

Languages

German, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Albanian

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Firm overview
PrimeTax, established in 2010, is one of Switzerland’s leading independent tax advisory firms. As a specialised tax boutique firm, PrimeTax focuses exclusively on national and international tax law and provides clients with partner-led, high-end advisory services across all key areas of tax.The firm is particularly recognised for its work in corporate and transactional tax, transfer pricing, tax litigation, and cross-border structuring. PrimeTax is also highly active in compliance, tax accounting and VAT, enabling it to support clients across the full tax lifecycle.

While the core team comprises 18 dedicated tax professionals, PrimeTax has access to more than 100 professionals in Switzerland through a close collaboration with a trusted partner accounting firm, giving it the scale to serve particularly large and complex mandates.

Clients include multinational groups, listed companies, private equity sponsors, institutional investors, family offices and UHNWIs. PrimeTax is particularly strong in regulated sectors such as financial services, private equity, real estate, life sciences, infrastructure and insurance.

The firm is also recognised for its academic and thought leadership, including published works in leading Swiss tax journals, contributions to legal handbooks, and teaching roles at the University of Zurich.

PrimeTax combines deep technical tax expertise with strong commercial understanding. It maintains longstanding relationships with top-tier international law firms and tax advisers, enabling seamless collaboration in cross-border matters. Clients value PrimeTax for its agility, partner involvement and strategic problem-solving ability. The firm continues to strengthen its position in the market by focusing on quality, responsiveness and tailored solutions for complex tax challenges in Switzerland and beyond.
Key practice areas
  • Business model optimisation
  • Cross-border project management
  • IP management
Sector expertise
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
Address:
Friesenbergstrasse 75,
Zürich,
8055
Switzerland
Tel:+41 58 252 22 00 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.primetax.ch
2027 Edition
General corporate tax
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
6 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
5 practice areas
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Ludwig + Partner
4 practice areas
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MME Legal l Tax l Compliance
3 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
3 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

Goldblum and Partners
1 practice area
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MLL Legal
4 practice areas
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PrimeTax AG
3 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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Riedweg & Partner
4 practice areas
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VISCHER
4 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Aegis Partners View profile
Altenburger
2 practice areas
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Burckhardt
2 practice areas
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LifeCapital
2 practice areas
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Tappolet & Partner
3 practice areas
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Tax Expert International
3 practice areas
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Indirect tax
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

EY
7 practice areas
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
6 practice areas
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SwissVAT
5 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
5 practice areas
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Ludwig + Partner
4 practice areas
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MME Legal l Tax l Compliance
3 practice areas
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PrimeTax AG
3 practice areas
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VISCHER
4 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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Private client
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
6 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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MLL Legal
4 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aegis Partners View profile
MME Legal l Tax l Compliance
3 practice areas
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PrimeTax AG
3 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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Riedweg & Partner
4 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
3 practice areas
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ajooda AG
1 practice area
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Tax controversy
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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MLL Legal
4 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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Tappolet & Partner
3 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dietrich Baumgartner & Partner Attorneys
3 practice areas
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PrimeTax AG
3 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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VISCHER
4 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Eptalex
1 practice area
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Transfer pricing
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
5 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ludwig + Partner
4 practice areas
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MME Legal l Tax l Compliance
3 practice areas
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PrimeTax AG
3 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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Questro International
3 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Tax Expert International
3 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Aspect Advisory
3 practice areas
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Riedweg & Partner
4 practice areas
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