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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Dr. Mónika Molnár
Tax Partner
T +41 41 726 99 66
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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
Tax Advisor
T +41 44 254 99 66
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Dr. Hagen Luckhaupt
Tax Advisor
T +41 41 726 99 66
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Christina Stocker
Tax Advisor
T +41 41 726 99 61
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Sina Trachsel
Tax Advisor
T +41 44 254 99 66
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Daniela Arth
Tax Specialist
T +41 44 254 99 66
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Services Tax
From the magazine
VAT for online trade with Switzerland
Cross-border online trading is coming under scrutiny by the Swiss tax and customs authorities. In mid-August, the Federal Council decided that foreign online traders should not benefit from VAT tax advantages. According to the Federal Tax Administration, foreign online traders and mail order companies will also have to pay VAT on small consignments from January 1, 2019.
Administrative assistance in customs area with US
During its meeting on 5 September 2018, the Federal Council took note of the results of the consultation procedure on an administrative assistance agreement in the customs area with the US. It decided to continue the negotiations on the agreement provided the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Federal Assembly agree.
All magazine reportsPublications
Thomas Linder
Nach USR-III-Debakel: Steuern für Unternehmen abschaffen!
Thomas Linder,
Dr. Mónika Molnár
What Every Trading Company Needs to Know About: Distribution Structures in International Trading - Taxable or Not?