Tax

Private individuals as well as nationally and internationally operating companies and corporate groups find in us a reliable partner with years of extensive experience in tax issues. Thanks to our various office locations and our membership of the Geneva Group International global alliance of consulting firms we have a large national and international network at our disposal. Our specialists are regularly faced with a wide range of different tax problems and work as a team on large projects. Our strengths include our intensive practice and our structured employee education and further training programmes. We regard tax planning as an important part of business consultancy. Our implementation also takes the personal possibilities of the entrepreneur into account. This is why we combine the three areas of succession, pension optimisation and tax planning in one special competence centre.

VAT registration / VAT returns

We handle your one-off registration in the register of VAT-taxable persons, the quarterly or semi-annual preparation of VAT returns and the legally required annual turnover reconciliation.

Tax rulings

We support you in the preparation and obtaining of individual tax rulings. Tax rulings are binding statements from tax authorities that can be obtained by (potential) taxable persons concerning the tax implications of a specific proposed situation. Given the competition between cantons and countries to be perceived as an attractive tax domicile, timely and financially efficient tax collection is a locational advantage. The tax authorities normally offer support through tax rulings so that a mutually and legally acceptable solution for complex issues can be found in advance.

Appeal procedures

We represent you before courts of all instances if the tax authorities make a decision which neither you nor we expected.

Tax planning

We support you in structuring your financial and business activities. Tax planning helps you achieve your intended goal with the lowest possible tax burden and protects you from the unexpected attention of the tax authorities.

Pension planning

We support you in developing an overall pension plan. Pension topics are usually viewed in isolation from the perspective of tax optimisation or providing security in old age. However, far-sighted entrepreneurs place the opportunities and risks of pension decisions in a broader context, which can blur the lines between business decisions and private arrangements.

Succession planning

We support you in planning and executing the succession of your business. Handing the company over to a new generation is the last major challenge in the life of an entrepreneur. This calls for an interdisciplinary approach taking personal and business aspects into account on the part of both the outgoing and incoming leaders. The focus is not on tax aspects alone but these must still be taken into account.

Tax Due Diligence

We support you with tax due diligence in purchase transactions in order to determine and estimate the tax risks involved.

Tax declaration / tax computation

We prepare tax declarations for income tax and wealth tax, tax on profit and capital, property gain tax or for the indirect taxes such as VAT, withholding tax, emissions levy and stamp duty. Our services include the use of our correspondence address in tax matters (with a corresponding power of attorney), deadline management, preparing tax declarations including enclosures, review of tax assessments and computations and correspondence with tax authorities.

Tax representative in Switzerland

We can assume fiscal representation for you along with the associated responsibilities in Switzerland. A foreign entrepreneur requires a fiscal representative for registration as a VAT-registered company in Switzerland.