One Uber as a digital business location?
Based on the concrete example of Uber , the aim of this paper is to find answers to the following questions: Can users play a decisive role in the value creation of a company in the digital economy? And if so, how can they be used to address the challenges of taxation in the digital economy?
The Liechtenstein "Blockchain Law" (TVTG) from the perspective of tax consulting
The article shows that although there is now a legal basis for the token economy in Liechtenstein, no adjustments to the tax law are necessary. This is because the economic approach to tax law means that a situation can be subsumed and assessed from a tax perspective regardless of the technology used.
The Liechtenstein private law establishment with divided or undivided capital
The Liechtenstein private law establishment is a very versatile and flexible legal form which is unknown under Swiss company law and cannot generally be assigned to corporations or foundations. The article deals with the "establishment" as a special feature of Liechtenstein company law.
Taxation of spouses in international relations
An "international" spouse relationship from a tax law perspective exists if only one spouse is subject to unlimited tax liability in Switzerland, while the other spouse has no or only limited tax liability in Switzerland. It must also be a legally and factually unseparated marriage. The taxation of such "international" spousal relationships is opposed by the addition of factors as prescribed by law. However, according to the established case law of the Federal Supreme Court, the latter - unlike in intercantonal relations - cannot create any tax liability in Switzerland.
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FTA publishes circular regarding the refund of withholding tax on lump-sum pension benefits in relation to Italy
On August 12, 2022, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published the circular "Explanatory notes on the refund of withholding tax on lump-sum pension benefits to recipients resident in Italy".
Memorandum of Understanding between Switzerland and Italy
On July 22, 2022, the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) announced that Switzerland and Italy have agreed that the Memorandum of Understanding on the impact of COVID-19 measures on the treatment of earned income from employment under the 1974 DTA and the 1974 Cross-Border Agreement (see our article of June 20, 2020) will remain applicable until the end of October 2022 to all individuals who are residents of a Contracting State and regularly engage in gainful employment in the other Contracting State. Before the end of October 2022, the competent authorities will consult again.
Memorandum of Understanding between Switzerland and France
On July 20, 2022, the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) announced that a mutual agreement had been reached between the competent authorities of Switzerland and France regarding the taxation of cross-border workers who work in their home offices as a result of measures taken to combat Covid-19. This agreement implements the joint declaration of June 29, 2022 (see our article of July 2, 2022) without amending it, thus helping to clarify the situation. The Memorandum of Understanding is valid until October 31, 2022, as the two countries agreed on June 29, 2022 to work on the implementation of a permanent agreement on telework applicable to cross-border workers by that date.
Withholding Tax: Adjustment of the FTA's Practice in the Event of a Secondary Adjustment
In a communication dated July 19, 2022, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) informs about the following effects of the Federal Law on the Implementation of International Agreements in the Tax Field (StADG), which entered into force on January 1, 2022, on the practice of the FTA in the field of withholding tax in the case of a secondary adjustment:
Consultation agreement between Switzerland and Germany concerning non-return days
The State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) informed on 18 July 2022 that the competent authorities of Switzerland and Germany have agreed on the basis of Art. 26 para. 3 DBA that working days on which a cross-border commuter within the meaning of Art. 15a para. 2 sentence 1 DBA works all day at the place of residence in the State of domicile are not deemed to be working days on which the person does not return to the place of residence after the end of work due to the performance of his or her work. These working days are therefore not considered non-return days within the meaning of Art. 15a, para. 2, sentence 2 DBA.
Switzerland and Tajikistan sign Protocol of Amendment to Double Taxation Agreement
On July 11, 2022, SIF informed that on July 04, 2022, Switzerland and Tajikistan signed a protocol amending the Convention on the avoidance of double taxation in the field of taxes on income and capital.
The Confederation regulates the implementation of the OECD minimum tax in Switzerland
In order to implement the OECD/G20 project on the taxation of the digital economy, the Federal Council proposes a supplementary tax, with 25% of the revenue going to the Confederation and 75% to the cantons and municipalities.
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Reimbursement in international circumstances - current practice and problem areas
Workshop on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar on 21 September 2020 entitled "Practical cases on withholding tax and outlook on current developments".
Current cases on intercantonal and international corporate tax law
Workshop from the ISIS) seminar on 2/3 March 2020 entitled "Corporate Tax Law 2020
Structuring of real estate assets with a view to estate planning
Workshop on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar of 28 November 2019 entitled "Tax Aspects of Estate Planning for Real Estate".
Possibilities and limits of securing tax planning (rulings, notifications, assurances, preliminary notices and the like), exchange of information, administrative and legal assistance
Workshop on the occasion of the ISIS seminar on 9/10 September 2019 entitled "Tax planning in the area of conflict between cost optimisation, tax compliance and Good citizenship - opportunities and risks".
