Switzerland News

Switzerland Publishes Review Of 2021 Tax Progress
Thursday, January 20, 2022
As part of its commitment to fighting cross-border tax evasion and profit shifting, Switzerland sent information on over 3m financial accounts in 2021, according to a new review of the Swiss financial center by the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters. Read Full Story

Switzerland Eyeing Tax Regime Improvements
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 8, 2021
A group of experts assessing the Swiss tax regime has drawn up an action plan on improving Switzerland's international tax competitiveness. Read Full Story

Switzerland, Italy Agree Tax Deal For Frontier Workers
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, Switzerland and Italy signed a new agreement on the taxation of cross-border commuters and an amendment to their existing double taxation agreement. Read Full Story

Germany, Pakistan Ratify The BEPS MLI
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Germany and Pakistan have deposited their instrument of ratification with the OECD to bring into force the BEPS multilateral instrument for their networks of tax treaties. Read Full Story

Luxembourg Details BEPS Amendments To Swiss DTA
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, November 30, 2020
On November 17, 2020, Luxembourg's tax authority published Circular LG – Conv. DI no. 66, outlining the changes made by the BEPS multilateral instrument (BEPS MLI) to the double tax agreement in place with Switzerland. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Overhaul Domestic Law Governing Double Tax Pacts
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
The Swiss Federal Council has approved proposed legislative changes to alter how the country interprets double tax agreement provisions. Read Full Story

Switzerland No Longer Paying Interest On Early Tax Payments
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, November 2, 2020
In an October 15, 2020, statement, the Swiss Government announced it will not pay interest on federal taxes paid early. Read Full Story

Cyprus Adds To Guidance On Calculation Of NIDs
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The Cyprus Tax Department has released ten-year government bond yield rates for five new territories, to support businesses in calculating claims for Cyprus's Notional Interest Deduction. The rates are for Bermuda, Denmark, Jordan, Portugal, and Switzerland. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Draft New Customs Tax Act
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
On September 11, 2020, the Swiss Federal Council launched a consultation on proposals for the total revision of the customs system. Read Full Story

Russia's Cabinet Approves Maltese DTA Amendments
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Russia's Government has approved wording for a draft Protocol that it will seek to conclude with Malta, to revise their double tax agreement to increase withholding tax rates at source for cross-border dividends and interest income. Read Full Story
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