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Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in March 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Tax Appeals Court published in March 2021.

On March 25, 2021, the publication Canton Gazette was supplemented with the Canton Covid 19 measures related to professional expense deductions.

On 26 March 2021, the Zurich Cantonal Tax Office published a notice stating that for 2021, as for 2020, dependent employees can claim their professional expenses as if there had been no measures to combat the Corona pandemic.

The March 24, 2021, publication Tax Folders was amended to include Covid-19 measures related to professional expense deductions.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published during the week of 15 - 21 March 2021.

On 17 March 2021, the FTA published the amendment to Art. 5a of the Professional Costs Ordinance.

The taxation of lump-sum benefits on withdrawals from the pension fund or the third pillar will be reduced in the canton of Zurich from the beginning of 2022 in order to take account of higher life expectancy and lower conversion rates in occupational pension provision.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 8 - 14 March 2021.

In view of the fact that the measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 are still topical, Switzerland and France have agreed that the mutual agreement signed on 13 May 2020 should remain in force until 30 June 2021.

On 8 March 2021, the Federal Tax Administration published the circular "List of providers of recognised tied pension products (pillar 3a), as at 31 December 2020".

The article "Tax rate and tax rate" from the Tax Information dossier has been updated to 1 January 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 1 - 7 March 2021.

Zurich residents with a gross income of between CHF 60,000 and 200,000 benefit from below-average taxation compared with the rest of Switzerland. This is shown by the latest tax burden monitor of the Finance Directorate.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the lists of legislative and ordinance amendments relating to direct federal tax, value added tax, withholding tax and stamp duties. The list contains amendments in which the FTA is significantly involved or for whose implementation it is responsible.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published during the week of 22 - 28 February 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in February 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Tax Appeals Court published in January / February 2021.

On 25 February 2021, the "Individual income tax" dossier was updated from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) tax information dossier.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published during the week of 15 - 21 February 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published during the week of 8 - 14 February 2021.

According to a media release dated 11 February 2021, the Finance Directorate of the Canton of Zurich is having the development of property values in the Canton of Zurich thoroughly clarified.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 1 - 7 February 2021.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the statistics on the capital contribution principle (capital contributions, repayments and other changes) as of 31 December 2020.

The group of experts on Switzerland as a tax location, which is made up of various representatives of the Confederation, the cantons and the business community, has formulated 16 fields of action in which it sees potential for tax improvements in Switzerland.