The United States Senate on Wednesday ratified a double-taxation agreement (DTA) with Switzerland, ending years of stalemate. The agreement, which required two-thirds of votes, was accepted by a large majority, according to the US Senate websiteexternal link. This accord, designed to meet international standards on the exchange of bank data, had been blocked for ten...Read More

Bern, 29.05.2019 – During its meeting on 29 May 2019, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) with 19 further partner states. Entry into force is planned for 2020 with the first exchange of data in 2021. Furthermore, the Federal Council has approved the report on the...Read More

Swiss voters have largely accepted a reform of corporate tax rules that will scrap preferential treatment for multinational firms. Sunday’s result also means a financial boost for the country’s ailing pension system. Two years after voters rejected a similar idea to reform corporate tax, the issue – this time linked controversially to pensions – received a clear thumbs-up....Read More

Switzerland to enact OECD Global Forum’s latest information exchange demands in two years The Swiss Federal Council has announced plans to amend the law requiring banks to automatically disclose bank account information to other countries, in accordance with the OECD Global Forum’s (the Forum’s) latest demands. Switzerland began using the OECD’s automatic exchange of information...Read More

Swiss crypto banks jostle to be the first to go live, and promise to do so as early as in a few months’ time. But even if they may be close to their goal, they still face hurdles and delays remain a distinct possibility. Seba, a Zug-based crypto firm, landed a double coup yesterday. Not...Read More