FATCA / CRS
FATCA for Swiss-US Dual Citizens and US Persons with Swiss Accounts
FATCA reporting obligations, FBAR requirements, QI agreement mechanics, and how Swiss banks and fiduciaries handle US person accounts.
2025 · IRS / ESTV · 14 min
Crypto Tax
Swiss Crypto Tax 2025: Private Wealth vs. Professional Trader Classification in Zug
How ESTV distinguishes private capital gain (tax-free) from professional trader income (taxable), DeFi staking, NFTs, and the Zug Crypto Valley framework.
2025 · FINMA / ESTV · 11 min
Transfer Pricing
Transfer Pricing for Swiss SME: When the Arm's Length Standard Applies and What It Costs to Get It Wrong
Swiss tax authorities increasingly scrutinise intercompany pricing. This guide explains OECD BEPS Action 13, Master File / Local File requirements, and Swiss APA procedures.
2025 · OECD / ESTV · 16 min
VAT / MWST
Swiss MWST Registration: The CHF 100,000 Threshold, Group Taxation, and Voluntary Registration
When Swiss businesses must register for MWST, how input tax deduction works for mixed-use activities, and key pitfalls for digital service providers and e-commerce operators.
2025 · ESTV MWST-Info · 9 min
nDSG / Compliance
nDSG for Swiss Financial Firms: What Banks, Treuhänder and Asset Managers Must Do Now
Switzerland's revised Data Protection Act (nDSG) has been in force since September 2023. This guide covers obligations for financial service providers, including AI tool usage.
2025 · nDSG / FDPIC · 11 min
Tax Rulings
Steuerruling in der Schweiz: So beantragen Sie verbindliche Vorabauskünfte in allen 26 Kantonen
Kantonal variierende Verfahren, typische Bearbeitungszeiten, Formvorschriften und welche Strukturierungsfragen sich für ein Ruling eignen.
2025 · Kantonale Steuerbehörden · 14 min
Payroll & Social Security
AHV und BVG für Selbstständigerwerbende: Was wirklich abzugsfähig ist
AHV-Beiträge für Selbstständige, freiwillige BVG-Versicherung, Pillar 3a-Maximalbeiträge und die Lohndeklaration für Unternehmer vollständig erklärt.
2025 · BSV / ESTV · 12 min
IP Box
Swiss IP Box Regime: Which Cantons Offer It, What Qualifies, and How to Claim the 90% Reduction
After STAF, Swiss cantons introduced IP box regimes providing up to 90% income deduction on qualifying IP income. This guide covers patent boxes, software IP, and the nexus approach.
2025 · StHG Art. 24a / Cantonal laws · 15 min
Expat Taxation
Expatriate Tax in Switzerland 2025: Source Tax, Nachträgliche Ordentliche Veranlagung, and Obligatory Filing
Foreign nationals in Switzerland face source tax by default, but certain thresholds trigger mandatory ordinary assessment. A practical guide for expats.
2025 · ESTV / Cantonal authorities · 12 min
AI & Tax
AI Tools in Swiss Tax Practice: nDSG Obligations, Liability Questions, and the Professional Standard for Treuhänder
As AI tools enter Swiss tax practice, Treuhänder and tax attorneys face new questions around data sovereignty, professional liability, and nDSG compliance.
2025 · nDSG / EXPERTsuisse · 13 min