Understanding Swiss Taxes

Understand Switzerland’s wealth tax, including cantonal differences and exemptions. Discover expert tips for optimizing your tax obligations with Taxolution.

Anyone who is liable to pay taxes in Switzerland and has to file a tax return at the end of the tax period may ask themselves how the taxes have to be paid.

As a federation, Switzerland has some major cantonal difference when it comes to tax return filing deadlines. We shed light on the time and financial differences between the largest cantons.

In part 2 of our tax residence series, we focus mainly on income taxes. How to pay taxes as a B- or C-Permit holder, taxation in the year of moving to Switzerland, tax assets as a foreigner in Switzerland and much more

This complete guide assists you in understanding and choosing the right legal and tax structures for your international employment in Switzerland, including direct or indirect employment models like ANobAG and EU-employments, self-employment registrations, and setting up subsidiaries and company branches.

For foreigners working in Switzerland, it is not always very clear how the tax payment works, because there are differences depending on the residence status of the person concerned.

Switzerland’s financial relationship with Russia is multifaceted, encompassing various aspects from financial sanctions to investment activities. Recently, a new dimension has been added to this complex relationship.

The government of Norway has introduced stricter rules for taxing and a lot of the country’s billionaires have moved. Why do they come to Switzerland?

If you have lived and worked in Switzerland for some time and then want to move to another country, you will inevitably have to deal with the question of what happens to your accumulated Swiss social security credits.

In Switzerland, the marriage penalty refers to the tax disadvantages associated with entering into a marriage. In particular, high-earning spouses are often in a worse tax position than unmarried couples.

Inheritance tax in Switzerland is levied by the cantons, which is why tax rates and exemption amounts can vary widely. Find out here where and how an inheritance must be taxed and how the tax burden can be reduced.

If you want to buy a house in Switzerland as an expat, it depends on your residence status whether you need a permit for the purchase or not. Find out which legal regulations apply and which conditions you have to fulfill for the purchase of real estate in this article.