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National Council adopts motion "Enabling purchases under Pillar 3a

In its session of 2 June 2020, the National Council adopted the motion "Enabling Pillar 3a purchases".

FDK rejects popular initiative "Relieve wages, tax capital fairly

On 2 June 2020, the Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors (FDK) published a press release on the popular initiative "Relieve the burden on wages, tax capital fairly".

Consultation agreement with Germany on the taxation of railway staff

On 13 May 2020, the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters SIF concluded a new consultation agreement between Switzerland and Germany on the taxation of railway personnel.

ESTV - Taxation of compensation for loss of earnings due to corona

On 6 April 2020, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration published the Circular on the tax treatment of benefits under the Ordinance on Measures for Loss of Earnings in Connection with the Coronavirus.

Federal Council wants to align taxation of life annuities with interest rates

On 4 April 2020, the Federal Council adopted a consultation draft that aims to adjust the taxation of life annuities.

Selected parliamentary business in the tax area at federal level (March 2020)

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has published a revised version of the overview of selected parliamentary business in the tax field at federal level.

Federal Council has adopted a dispatch on the popular initiative "Relieve the burden on wages, tax capital fairly

At its meeting on 6 March 2020, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the popular initiative "Relieve the burden on wages, tax capital fairly" (unofficially "99% initiative"). The Federal Council recommends that the initiative be rejected without a counterproposal.

Tax-relevant votes of 9 February 2020

Voting results of 9 February 2020.