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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Switzerland’s 2019 push for corporate tax reform

After Swiss tax reform failed to secure public support in 2017, lawmakers have revised key tenants to ensure it passes when it goes to a second referendum, this time in May 2019. Lenz & Staehelin’s Jean-Blaise Eckert and Frédéric Neukomm discuss the potential impact on corporations and shareholders.

Frédéric Neukomm, March 13 2019
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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
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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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