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At its meeting on 28 February 2017, the Council of States rejected a motion concerning the introduction of a one-off option for imputed rental value.

At its meeting on 27 February 2017, the National Council rejected a motion concerning the introduction of a bandwidth model for greater tax justice.

At its meeting on 28 February 2017, the Council of States rejected a motion concerning the elimination of unequal treatment in family taxation.

At its meeting on 27 February 2017, the National Council rejected a motion to ensure tax transparency for high management salaries.

At its meeting on 27 February 2017, the National Council rejected a postulate to draw up a report on the origins, development and effects of tax competition in Switzerland.

At its meeting on 27 February 2017, the National Council adopted a postulate on the reduction of regulatory costs by means of formal harmonisation of procedures, time limits and payment intervals in the area of corporate taxation.

At its meeting on 27 February 2017, the National Council approved (with certain amendments) a motion to reject the administrative practice of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) envisaged from 2016 in connection with the adoption of the bill on the financing and expansion of railway infrastructure (Fabi), which would lead to additional income taxation for employed persons with a business vehicle.

At its meeting on 28 February 2017, the Council of States rejected two motions and two professional initiatives for the creation of tax incentives for comprehensive energy-efficiency improvements.

At its meeting on 28 February 2017, the Council of States approved the adjustments to the taxation of commissions for real estate brokering on an intercantonal basis. This allows income from the brokerage of real estate to be taxed in the canton of residence of the natural person or in the canton of domicile of the legal person. Taxation in the canton in which the brokered property is located should only be permitted in exceptional cases in international proportion.

At its meeting on 27 February 2017, the National Council rejected the introduction of a minimum interest rate for prematurely paid amounts of direct federal tax.

The Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors (FDK) welcomes the decision of the Swiss Federal Council, with the participation of the cantons and the municipalities, to rapidly draw up a new draft for Corporate Tax Reform III (USR III).

At its meeting on 22 February 2017, the Swiss Federal Council instructed the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) to draw up the key figures for a new draft of Corporate Tax Reform III (USR III) by mid-2017 at the latest.

On 12 February 2017, Swiss voters voted on the Corporate Tax Reform III (USR III). The reform was not adopted.

With regard to direct federal tax, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published two circulars on 7 February 2017 on the providers of recognised tied self-provision products (pillar 3a) as well as a list of surrenderable pillar 3b endowment policies.

On 31 January 2017, the Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors (FDK) published a media release in which it judged the Corporate Tax Reform III (USR III) to be very balanced and well applicable to all cantons.

The current report of the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) on international financial and tax issues provides information on activities in the areas of financial market regulation, involvement in international financial bodies and international tax policy in 2016 and provides an outlook on the challenges ahead.