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Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 3 - 9 May 2021.

The leaflet on the tax deductibility of real estate costs and the leaflet on the tax treatment of energy-saving investments were adapted. In addition, other enactments in the Zurich Tax Book were updated.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published during the week of 26 April - 2 May 2021.

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

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

Germany and Switzerland have amended the consultation agreement again with the date 27 April 2021.

The statistics published by the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) on 27 April 2021 provide information on the federal government's fiscal revenues in 2020 and on the chronological development of legislation.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published its 2020 Activity Report on April 22, 2021.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the statistics on the capital contribution principle (capital contributions, repayments and other changes) as of 31 March 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 5 - 11 April 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published during the week of 29 March - 4 April 2021.

Finance Minister Ueli Maurer received French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire for a working meeting in Bern on 31 March 2021.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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