Understanding Swiss Taxes

Switzerland is so attractive for many companies because corporate taxes are very low compared to many other countries. Read about the basics of corporate taxation in Switzerland.

If you are a Swiss citizen or a foreigner with tax residence in Switzerland and have income from abroad and/or assets abroad, you must declare them in your Swiss income tax return.

If the cryptocurrency hype has also left its mark on you and you have invested in Bitcoin and Co., sooner or later you will inevitably have to ask yourself how to declare the digital currencies in your tax return.

In this article, we explain to you what you need to bear in mind as a private investor so that you don’t get a nasty surprise in the form of a hefty additional payment after submitting your tax return.

In this article, we explain everything you need to know about anticipatory tax and how to reclaim it.

We explain what you need to know about “withholding tax”, who has to pay it and how the tax reform in 2021 will affect withholding tax in the future. 

In this article, we explain what the special “expat” status is all about, how an expat differs from other employees in Switzerland, and what benefits you can derive from it if you also belong to this group. 

If you work in Switzerland as a foreigner, you will have different tax obligations depending on your situation.

We answer the most frequently asked questions and give a brief overview of the situation if you work in Switzerland but your employer is based abroad.

If you live in Switzerland and work for an employer who does not have a place of business in Switzerland, the employment relationship is subject to a number of peculiarities.

In contrast to other countries, setting up a company in Switzerland is very easy, because the effort and the official procedures are kept within limits.

We regularly receive inquiries from people who have recently moved to Switzerland and are now wondering whether they can continue to work with one or more clients abroad.