Place of actual administration in the age of digitalisation & home office
Since the concept of the place of actual administration was incorporated into the law in 1951, digitisation has progressed in great strides. The author explores the question of the extent to which, in the age of home offices and video conferencing via the internet, criteria such as office space, lack of staff, lack of telephone accessibility and address redirection are still contemporary and whether the place of actual administration can still be determined geographically at all in the face of increasing mobility.
STAF transitional rules from an international perspective
Developments in international tax law have increased rapidly in recent years. The BEPS project to combat base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), initiated by the OECD and the G20 countries, was the main trigger for this unprecedented dynamic. With a comprehensive package of measures consisting of 15 action points, the aim is to take international action against harmful tax competition and aggressive tax structuring and thus prevent undesirable profit reduction and profit shifting.
Relocation of businesses, functions and assets for profit tax purposes under VAT law
Within the framework of the STAF, a legal basis for the recording of cross-border inbound and outbound relocations of operations, functions and assets has been created at the federal, cantonal and municipal level. The question arises as to how such relocations should be treated for VAT purposes. The treatment is particularly relevant for inbound relocations in industries with a reduced input tax rate. As an outflow of the "dual entity" approach, relocations within the same legal entity between headquarters and permanent establishment are of interest.
Editorial for the special issue "Implementation of the STAF
At zsis we are pleased to be able to provide an overview of the implementation of the corporate tax reform in the individual cantons. The authors not only provide information on the reduction of the profit tax rate, but also highlight the change from tax privileges to ordinary corporate taxation. They also report on the other cantonal particularities.
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.
.jpg)
.jpg)
New Form 12 FL for the declaration of the insurance stamp by Liechtenstein policyholders
A new Form 12 FL concerning the self-declaration of stamp duty on insurance premiums / insurance with a foreign insurer by Liechtenstein policyholders was published on 9 July 2021.
Strengthening Switzerland as a business location in the context of OECD work
The Federal Council has taken note of the status of the OECD/G20 work on global corporate taxation.
Federal Council adopts dispatch on reform of withholding tax
The Federal Council wants to strengthen Switzerland as a location for the debt capital market and for group financing activities in all sectors.
FTA extends flat-rate taxation for the private use of business vehicles
On 17 March 2021, the FTA published the amendment to Art. 5a of the Professional Costs Ordinance. On the one hand, the current flat rate will be regulated in the Professional Costs Ordinance from 1 January 2022, and on the other hand, the flat rate will now take into account commuting costs and will be increased from 0.8% to 0.9% per month (or from 9.6% to 10.8% per year) for this purpose.
Federal Council opens consultation on tonnage tax
At its meeting on 24 February 2021, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the Federal Act on the Tonnage Tax on Sea-going Ships. An introduction in Swiss tax law would be a targeted means of ensuring the competitiveness of Switzerland as a business location in the area of maritime shipping companies.
Tax-approved interest rates 2021 for advances or loans in Swiss francs and foreign currencies
The granting of interest-free or insufficiently interest-bearing advances or loans to participants or third parties related to them constitutes a payment in kind. This shall also apply to translated interest which is paid on the basis of obligations to participants or third parties close to them.
FTA publishes notice on the taxation of non-cash expenses for collective investment schemes
In concretisation of Art. 14 StG, Circular No. 24 of the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) of 20 November 2017 on collective investment schemes as subject to withholding tax and stamp duties states that non-cash expenses in the form of taxable deeds by an FCP, a SICAV or a KmGK to the investor are not subject to turnover tax.
Circulars No. 9 and No. 16 of the FTA repealed
Circular No. 16 of the FTA of 13 July 2007 concerning "Inadmissibility of the tax deduction of bribes" and 1-009-DV-2005 of 22 June 2005 concerning "Proof of business-related expenses in foreign-foreign transactions" have both been repealed and replaced by Circular No. 50 of 13 July 2020.
.jpg)
Current problems of taxation of stock corporations and shareholders (2024)
Workshop by Oliver Jäggi and Benno Eberhard on the occasion of the ISIS) seminar on June 3 - 4, 2024 entitled "Current problems of taxation of stock corporations and shareholders"
Update on withholding tax and stamp duties (2024)
Workshop by Thomas Jaussi and Markus Küpfer at the ISIS) seminar on November 16, 2022 entitled "Update on withholding tax and stamp duties"
