The Evolution of Tax Enforcement in Switzerland

Volume 11 No 6    /    Read Article

By Thierry Boitelle, Sarah Meriguet, and Marine Antunes (Guest Authors)

As in the rest of Europe, Swiss tax authorities have ramped up examinations of cross border transactions of Swiss residents and cooperation with tax authorities in other countries. Examinations of Swiss residents focus on the abuse of offshore structures and increases in the number of tax examinations and aggressiveness of tax authorities. Regarding Swiss holding companies owned by nonresidents, Switzerland now has an active exchange of information program that provides administrative assistance within the framework of the more than 100 double tax treaties. Thierry Boitelle, the Founding Member of Boitelle Tax Sàrl, in Geneva, and his colleagues Sarah Meriguet and Marine Antunes, Senior Associates at the firm, explain all.   See more →