Refund of withholding tax in the case of a domestic permanent establishment with a foreign parent company - the "permanent establishment sandwich" for withholding tax purposes
Judgment of the Federal Supreme Court of 22 February 2008 on the question of the entitlement of the domestic permanent establishment of a foreign parent company to a refund of withholding tax Proceedings 2C_333/2007 and 2C_407/2007 (published in StR 2008, p. 475)
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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Online refund application of withholding tax for persons resident in Germany
An online application of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) will be available for refund applications for Swiss withholding tax by German residents from 31 January 2020.
The Swiss Federal Tax Administration has published Circular Letter No. 29b "Capital Contribution Principle
On 23 December 2019, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration published Circular Letter No. 29b "Capital Contribution Principle". Circular Letter No. 29b comes into force on 1 January 2020 and replaces the previous circular letters No. 29 and 29a.
Implementation of STAF: Regulations enter into force on 1 January 2020
At its meeting on 13 November 2019, the Federal Council approved three ordinances on the Federal Tax Reform and OASI Financing Act (STAF). These amendments concerning the tax part will enter into force on 1 January 2020.
WAK of the National Council for the abolition of the turnover tax and the insurance tax or reform of the withholding tax
In its media release of 5 November 2019, the National Council's WAK provided information on the parliamentary initiative on turnover tax and insurance tax, on the reform of withholding tax and on the neutrality of legal forms in corporate taxation.
Zurich shows more flexibility for start-ups
On 5 November 2019, the Finance Directorate and the Economic Directorate of the Canton of Zurich published a joint press release stating that there should be no tax obstacles to an agreed change in the ownership structure of founding shareholders.
FTA publishes tax statistics 2016
On 1 November 2019, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published the tax statistics of natural and legal persons for 2016.
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Monetary benefits from the perspective of withholding tax
Workshop by Stefan Oesterhelt and David Tschan on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar of March 28, 2023, entitled "Monetary Benefits in National and International Relations".
Procedural issues in the case of services between related parties
Workshop by Moritz Seiler and Olivier Margraf on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar of March 28, 2023, entitled "Monetary Benefits in National and International Relations".
Services between closely related persons from a VAT perspective
Workshop by Ralf Imstepf and Roger Rohner on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar of March 28, 2023, entitled "Monetary Benefits in National and International Relations".
Seminar folder ISIS)-Seminar "Monetary Benefits in National and International Relations" (2023)
Case studies, detailed solution notes and slides: Here you will receive all documents of the individual workshops according to the following description from the ISIS) seminar "Monetary Benefits in National and International Relations" from March 28, 2023 under the direction of Susanne Schreiber.
