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The Federal Tax Administration has updated the circular "Information sheets on withholding tax and overviews of double taxation agreements".

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between January 22 - 28, 2024.

Together with the SSK, the FTA has prepared a new article "Transfer pricing" for the tax information dossier and published it on January 23, 2024.

On January 23, 2024, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) announced the issuance of final rulings pursuant to Art. 5 para. 3 lit. b FATCA Agreement.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between January 14 - 21, 2024.

On January 19, 2024, the FTA published the list of Italian municipalities within the meaning of Art. 2 of the cross-border commuter agreement with Italy, valid from January 1, 2024.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between January 8 - 14, 2024.

On January 11, 2024, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) updated the selected parliamentary business in the area of taxation at federal level.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between January 1 - 7, 2024.

On December 22, 2023, the SIF reported that the list of Swiss and Italian municipalities whose territory lies wholly or partly within a 20 km zone on the border with the other contracting state was set out in a mutual agreement.

The State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) has announced the conclusion of a new Memorandum of Understanding between Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

The State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) has updated the overviews of the treaty limits on foreign taxes and the tax relief for Swiss dividends and interest.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between December 11 - 31, 2023.

On December 12, 2023, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) reported the receipt of group requests in accordance with Art. 12 para. 1 of the FATCA Agreement.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between December 4 - 10, 2023.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between November 27 and December 3, 2023.

On November 30, 2023, Switzerland and Angola signed an agreement to avoid double taxation (DTA) in the area of taxes on income.

On November 28, 2023, the SIF reported that the competent authorities in Italy and Switzerland had concluded two memoranda of understanding.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between November 20 - 26, 2023.

On November 21, 2023, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) announced the receipt of group requests pursuant to Art. 12 para. 1 FATCA Agreement and the issuance of final rulings pursuant to Art. 5 para. 3 lit. b FATCA Agreement.

According to the SIF communication, the protocol of amendment to the DTA with Tajikistan entered into force on November 2, 2023 and is in principle applicable from this date.

On November 22, 2023, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the amendment of the DTA with Slovenia.

On November 22, 2023, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the approval and implementation of a supplementary agreement to the DTA with France, which in particular regulates the taxation of cross-border teleworking of up to 40% of working hours per year.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between November 13 - 19, 2023.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between November 6 - 12, 2023.