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Switzerland

Pillar two considerations have become a fact of life for taxpayers everywhere, not least in Switzerland, where companies nonetheless continue to be active with investment
A mere three firms accounted for more than 90% of top-up taxes paid, according to research from Deloitte
The law firm was representing a businessman in the commodities sector who had previously been convicted of tax fraud
The OECD also reported ‘political issues’ in reaching a consensus on amount B; in other news, PwC introduced new managing director roles as a partnership alternative
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  • Sponsored by EY Switzerland
    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%.
  • Sponsored by Burckhardt
    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.
  • Sponsored by Deloitte Switzerland
    Most banks make it a policy not to provide tax advisory services, even though there are no regulatory prohibitions to do so in Switzerland, the UK or US. But as tax considerations become increasingly important in any investment strategy, Deloitte Switzerland’s Brandi Caruso and Karim Schubiger discuss the viability of banks providing such an explicit value-add.