International Tax Law
Double Tax Treaties, International Developments, Tax Optimisation
Your goals
Many Swiss enterprises do business abroad. Production, distribution and R&D activities are outsourced; new markets are penetrated; existing sales channels are realigned. Employees are often sent to foreign jurisdictions to work on a project or construction job. In addition, mergers, acquisitions and business reorganisations provide synergies and planning opportunities. On the other hand, international developments such as BEPS (base erosion and profit shifting) and the EU Action Plan require careful and wise actions to protect a group’s reputation.
Our services
- Tax optimisation by preventing double taxation, minimising withholding tax, optimising the flat rate tax credit, adapting the business model (value chain management)
- Corporate tax governance advice (tax policy, tax function management)
- Optimisation of financing (cash pools, treasury centres) and intellectual property structures
- Tax rulings
- Transfer prices (TP policy)
- VAT and customs
- Support for APA and MAP
- Migration and relocation of functions
- Corporate tax law
- Mergers, acquisitions and transactions
- Tax compliance
MME Integrated Approach
International tax law is a cross-border discipline which requires extensive experience and creativity. However, the operational reality of an international group should always be reflected in its tax structure. In addition, increasingly complex compliance requirements (trade compliance, for example) should be considered when entering new markets.
Your team

Rosanna J. Fravi
Tax Consultant
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Dr. Peter Brülisauer
Tax Partner
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Dr. Samuel Bussmann
Tax Partner
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Dr. Walter Frei
Legal & Tax Partner
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Hans Rudolf Habermacher
Tax Partner
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Thomas Linder
Tax Partner
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Andreas Müller
Tax Partner
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Christoph Rechsteiner
Tax Partner
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Roland Reding
Tax Partner
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Claudio Jenni
Senior Tax Advisor
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Dr. Hagen Luckhaupt
Senior Tax Advisor
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Walter Sommer
Senior Tax Advisor
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Christina Stocker
Senior Tax Advisor
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Christina Sertbas
Tax Advisor
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Patrik Unternährer
Tax Advisor
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Cagla Arslan
Tax Consultant
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Dr. Daniela Arth
Tax Consultant
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Dr. Mira Bazlen
Tax Consultant
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Beate Reithofer
Tax Consultant
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Joel Bernhard
Junior Tax Consultant
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Services Tax
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Stamp duty, foreign insurance premium payments
The payment of insurance premiums by a Swiss policyholder to a foreign insurer may result that the Swiss policyholder has to declare and pay stamp duty to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA). Foreign permanent establishments of Swiss companies may also qualify as Swiss policyholders. We therefore recommend periodically checking the insurance premiums paid with respect to the liability to pay and declare Swiss stamp duty.
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Dr. Peter Brülisauer
Transfer Pricing bei komplexen Geschäftsmodellen / Erfahrungen aus der Praxis
Dr. Peter Brülisauer
Gewinnermittlung im Lichte von Art. 25b StHG