The Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF) has launched a consultation on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters with 20 new countries. The implementation
Zurich Cantonal Bank, Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank, has reached an “amicable” agreement with the German authorities to settle a dispute relating to undeclared accounts held by German taxpayers. In a
The double taxation agreement (DTA) between Switzerland and Liechtenstein will enter into force on December 22, 2016, and will be effective from January 1, 2017. The DTA was signed on
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted dispatches on a new double tax agreement (DTA) with Liechtenstein and a protocol to the agreement with Norway. The DTA with Liechtenstein was signed
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted dispatches on five double taxation agreements, which will now be submitted to Parliament for approval. The treaties with Estonia, Ghana, Iceland, and Uzbekistan either
Changes to Switzerland’s value-added tax rules will come into effect from January 1, 2015, through changes to the Value-Added Tax Ordinance. In changes approved in November, foreign companies will be
