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- Switzerland Tax Treaty Updates from TreatyPro »
- Switzerland Knowledge Base »
- Switzerland Comments »

 

Switzerland Tax-News.com Coverage

- 07/02/2012 Switzerland Records Weak Foreign Trade In 2011
- 06/02/2012 Switzerland Yields To US Tax Demands
- 06/02/2012 Liechtenstein, Hong Kong Cement Economic Ties
- 02/02/2012 Switzerland Appoints Head Of Tax Harmonization Committee
- 02/02/2012 Ireland, Switzerland Sign DTA Protocol

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Switzerland Tax Treaty Updates from TreatyPro

Treaty Update: Ireland - Switzerland
30/1/2012
According to the Swiss federal government, Ireland and Switzerland signed a Protocol amending their existing DTA on January 26, 2012.

Treaty Update: United Arab Emirates - Switzerland
25/1/2012
According to preliminary media reports, the United Arab Emirates Cabinet on January 22, 2012, approved the pending DTA signed with Switzerland.

Treaty Update: Turkey - Switzerland
20/1/2012
According to preliminary media reports, Turkey has ratified the 2010 DTA signed with Switzerland, publishing it in the nation's Official Gazette.

More Switzerland Tax Treaty Updates from TreatyPro »


Switzerland Knowledge Base

Switzerland Country and Foreign Investment

- Switzerland Geography
- Switzerland Population, Language and Culture
- Switzerland Government
- Switzerland Economy and Currency
- Switzerland Entry and Residence
- The SWX Swiss Exchange
- Switzerland Investments by Foreigners

Switzerland Types of Company

- Switzerland Stock Corporation
- Switzerland Holding Company
- Switzerland Domiciliary Company
- Switzerland Auxiliary Company
- Switzerland Service Company
- Switzerland Mixed Company
- Switzerland Branch

Switzerland Offshore Business Sectors

- Switzerland Investment Fund Management
- Switzerland Banking  

Switzerland E-Commerce

- Switzerland Introduction
- Switzerland E-Commerce in a Low-Tax Area
- Switzerland Case Studies

Switzerland Law of Offshore

- Switzerland Table of Statutes
- Switzerland Investment Fund Law
- Switzerland Baking Law

Switzerland Offshore Legal and Tax Regimes

- Switzerland Forms of Tax-Privileged Operation
- Switzerland Tax Treatment of Tax-Privileged Operations
- Switzerland Taxation of Foreign Employees of Tax-Privileged Operations
- Switzerland Exchange Control
- Switzerland Activities of Tax-Privilegd Operations
- Switzerland Employment and Residence

Switzerland Domestic Corporate Taxes

- Switzerland Scope of Corporation Tax
- Switzerland Corporation Tax Rates
- Switzerland Calculation of Taxable Base
- Switzerland Filing Requirements and Payment of Tax
- Switzerland Withholding Tax
- Switzerland Net Worth Tax
- Switzerland Stamp Duty

Switzerland Personal Taxes

- Switzerland Residence and Liability for Taxation
- Switzerland Income Tax
- Switzerland The 'Fiscal Deal'
- Switzerland Social Security Taxes
- Switzerland Stamp Duty
- Switzerland Inheritance Taxes
- Switzerland Wealth Tax

Switzerland Labour Regulation

- Switzerland Regulatory Environment
- Switzerland Social Security Taxes
- Switzerland Work Permits

Switzerland Double Tax Treaties

- Switzerland Double-Tax Treaties
- Switzerland Table of Treaty Rates
- Switzerland Other International Agreements

Switzerland Banking Confidentiality

- Switzerland Banking Confidentiality

Switzerland Offshore Service Providers Directory

- Accounting/Auditing
- Asset Protection
- Aviation Services
- Banking Services
- Brokerage/Trading
- Captive Insurance
- Company Formation
- Corporate Services
- Expatriate Services
- Financial Planning
- Internet/E-Commerce
- Legal Services
- Marine Services
- Pensions/QROPS/QNUPS
- Tax Planning
- Trust Management
- Wealth Management

Related Information

- Map of Switzerland
- Switzerland Special Feature - Secrecy and the EU

Switzerland Contributed Articles

-Switzerland – Tax optimisation made easy a Swiss Company
Contributed by Launch Swiss.
-European Tax Reduction - Purchasing Through a Swiss Company
Opportunities for European Importers, Wholesalers and Distributors
Contributed by: Chris Doyle, Co-Handelszentrum GmbH

Switzerland Comments

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Topic: Switzerland

total personal income tax payable in Zurich

I have been offered a job earning CHF66,000/ annum on a 12 month contract, Can any one tell me how much I will lose in tax etc. I am Dutch/Australian but am currently studying in Zurich with a residents permit.

Thankyou so much
from trying do do some figures!

 

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Topic: Switzerland

Cross border worker

I am a Swiss resident working in Italy. I pay income tax in Italy which is subtracted at source. I work for a British company but they have a branch office in Italy. Is this the correct way or can I somehow manage to pay income taxes in Switzerland?

 mark

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Topic: Switzerland

off-shore company in Switzerland

Intend to establish a domiciliary company in CH. The company will fullfil all the basic requirements:
• will be both foreign-controlled and managed from abroad;
• will have a registered office in Switzerland (i.e. at a lawyer's premises);
• will have neither a physical presence nor staff in Switzerland;
• will carry out all of business abroad;
• receive only foreign source income.
What federal / cantonal / municipal level of the corporate income tax rate may be expected? Thanks.

 

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Topic: Switzerland

Swiss WHT to move to 0%?

This is in the footnotes to the Aryzta accounts. Anyone have any idea what it's about?
"In order to allow both Swiss and non-Swiss shareholders avail of the cash flow and administrative advantages from the introduction into Swiss tax legislation of a 0 % withholding tax rate on dividend distributions made from "unrestricted contributed reserves" after 1 January 2011, the Group is proposing to delay the 2010 dividend distribution until the 1 February 2011, being the most efficient date, from a Group administrative perspective for the dividend distribution, after the Group’s interim close date of 31 January 2011"
Comments appreciated

 Shay

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Topic: Switzerland

SWITZERLAND

WHAT ARE THE REOMMENDATIONS AS TO SWITERLAND FOR OFF SHORE BANKING? HAS THE SITUATION CHANGED BECUASE OF THE UBS SETTTLEMENT SUIT?

 

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Topic: Switzerland

Swiss Income Tax

I am a non Swiss resident, working outside Switzerland but employed by a Swiss Company.
Do I have to pay taxes and social security in Switzerland?

 

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