ISIS Tax Talks 2018: Accounting and Taxation of Crypto Issues
The accounting and taxation of crypto items was the focus of the ISIS Tax Talks on 20 November 2018 in Zurich-Oerlikon. Mr. Matthias Langer, LL.M., tax consultant and partner of actus ag in Liechtenstein, provided the audience with an overview of the challenges that arise in practice with regard to digital currencies. Prof. Dr. iur. Peter Mäusli-Allenspach, LL.M., lic. iur. HSG Thomas Linder, federally certified tax expert, and lic. iur. Stephan Stauber, lawyer and head of the tax administration of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, participated in the subsequent discussion on the topic.
Value added tax in the annual financial statements - general information for practical application realization
The MWSTG includes standards for the clean recording of VAT in the annual financial statements, which must be observed. This article deals with the relevant standards of accounting law and refers to the current decision of the Federal Administrative Court on value added tax. The correct recording of turnover tax and input tax and the guarantee of the audit trail are important prerequisites for VAT compliance.
Voluntary VAT registration: Federal Supreme Court relativises decision of the Federal Administrative Court
In its decision of 28 May 2015, the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) ruled on a case based on the decision of the Federal Administrative Court (FAC) of 23 September 2014, which was commented on at the beginning of the year in the same place.
Home Office - Tax treatment in the cross-border area
Today, many tasks can be done from anywhere. The traditional workplace in the office has had its day. A telecommuting job at home brings advantages for both sides: The employer saves the costs of renting the room, the employee saves the way to the office. The following article examines the question of whether working from home can give rise to a tax permanent establishment in cross-border international situations. For the purposes of this paper, "home office" means a room or rooms which are located in the employee's home and which are used, at least in part, not only for residential purposes but also for work purposes.
Compensation paid by Swiss companies to foreign directors
This video provides information on the possible tax and social security implications of a board of directors resident in an EU country in the case of a Swiss company limited by shares if the board of directors is also self-employed in its country of residence.
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FTA publishes interest rates for direct federal tax 2023
On October 13, 2022, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published the - unchanged - interest rates for the 2023 direct federal tax:
Update of the areas of application for tax relief
On October 10, 2022, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) adopted an amendment to the "Ordinance of the EAER on the Determination of the Municipalities Included in the Areas of Application for Tax Relief" for the purpose of updating the areas of application for tax relief under regional policy.
Withholding tax: application of the limitation periods for refunds
On September 13, 2022, the FTA published a notice regarding limitation periods for the claim for refund of withholding tax in case of informal rejection (without issuance of a formal decision) of refund applications.
Federal Council opens consultation on ordinance on minimum taxation of large corporate groups
On August 17, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the Ordinance on the Minimum Taxation of Large Corporate Groups (Minimum Taxation Ordinance, MindStV).
Date for referendum on the revision of the Withholding Tax Act
The Federal Council has set the date for the referendum on the amendment of 17 December 2021 to the Federal Act on Withholding Tax (Withholding Tax Act, ITA) (strengthening the debt capital market) for 25 September.
Maritime shipping companies should be able to be taxed on the basis of tonnage
On 4 May 2022, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the Federal Tonnage Tax Act.
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Seminar folder ISIS)-Seminar "Tax and Duty Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights
Case studies, detailed solution notes and slides: Here you will find all the documents of the individual workshops according to the following DeepL description from the ISIS) seminar "Tax and tax law treatment of intellectual property rights" of 27 June 2022 under the direction of René Schreiber.
Taxation of intangible assets from the perspective of partnerships and SMEs
Workshop by Gian Andrea Rusca and Daniel Strahm on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar on 27 June 2022 entitled "Taxation of intangible assets from the perspective of personal companies and SMEs".
