Tax consultancy

• Tax returns for the entire national territory, and inheritance/estate inventories
• Correspondence and fiscal representation towards the authorities
• Advice and assistance for lump-sum taxation and related services such as residence permits, VAT and customs formalities for removals and vehicle registration
• Advice and services related to the application of double tax treaties
• Advice and inheritage/estate tax planning for families
• Assistance during inspections, audits and tax proceedings
• Business reorganisations, inheritance, buying and selling of businesses
• Specific tax issues such as cross-border business, beginning and end of tax liability, and retirement planning
• Tax advice for pension planning

Our firm offers legal entities comprehensive advice and assistance in various areas of national and international tax law regarding tax on profits, capital tax, real estate gains tax, anticipatory tax, stamp duty, VAT and the following areas in particular:

• Filing of declarations with the relevant tax forms, such as tax returns, forms for withholding tax purposes. VAT and stamp duty purposes
• Correspondence and fiscal representation towards the authorities
• Assistance during inspections, audits and tax proceedings
• Advice, coordination and planning for business reorganisations, inheritance, buying and selling of businesses
• Consultancy with regard to company- and group structures and restructuring
• Application of double tax treaties
• Specific tax issues such as preliminary assessment of the tax implications of specific operations

For international tax matters, our firm has established over the years trust relationships with foreign consultant firms. In this case we serve as reference and coordinator.

• Advice on and assistance related to stamp duty on issue and transactions of securities, particularly for Swiss financial intermediaries
• Assistance in case of international exchange of tax information
• Advice on and services relating to Swiss customs duty and VAT (specifically for import/export companies) and logistics organization
• Due diligence, judicial and extrajudicial fiscal valuations and expertise