Experience & Expertise
We regularly advise clients and have extensive practice meeting with the tax authorities, both at federal and cantonal levels, to obtain advance clearances and rulings in the following fields:
- Corporate tax issues (direct taxes as well as stamp duties and withholding taxes on profit distributions) in connection with mergers & acquisitions, restructurings and capital market transactions;
- Individual taxation, including family-owned businesses, large partnerships and high-net-worth individuals regarding all types of Swiss federal and cantonal taxes, as well as advice and assistance for individuals contemplating becoming residents of Switzerland;
- Executive compensation;
- Swiss domestic and international tax issues (double taxation treaties and mutual assistance agreements);
- Real estate transactions;
- International governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as non-profit entities;
- Tax treatment of trusts;
- VAT-related issues in connections with the financial, real estate and aviation sectors;
- Enforcement procedure in the event of tax audits or suspicion of taxes evaded as well as tax litigation.