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
Dr. Samuel Bussmann
Tax Partner
T +41 41 726 99 73
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Dr. Walter Frei
Legal & Tax Partner
T +41 44 254 99 66
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Thomas Linder
Tax Partner
T +41 44 254 99 13
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Andreas Müller
Tax Partner
T +41 41 726 99 71
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Christoph Rechsteiner
Tax Partner
T +41 44 254 99 79
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Claudio Jenni
Senior Tax Advisor
T +41 44 254 99 66
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Daniela Arth
Tax Advisor
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Petar Jovanovic
Tax Advisor
T +41 41 726 99 66
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Dr. Hagen Luckhaupt
Tax Advisor
T +41 41 726 99 66
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Christina Moser
Tax Advisor
T +41 44 254 99 66
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Christina Stocker
Tax Advisor
T +41 41 726 99 61
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Services Tax
From the magazine
Taxation of Swiss pensions in Germany
Contributions into the Swiss social security system reduce, as "general deductions", the taxable income in Switzerland. In Germany, payments from the Swiss social security system may be tax-advantaged (considerably). The early establishment of a (voluntary) pension plan in Switzerland can, therefore, lead to considerable tax savings, in particular, if it is planned to return to Germany after completing of the career.
DTT Switzerland-USA
US Senate finally approved the amendment of the Swiss-US DTT on July 17, 2019 after almost 10 years.
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