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Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in September/October 2020.

On 30 October 2020 the FTA published the 2017 tax statistics.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 19 - 25 October 2020.

On 25 September 2020, the cantonal tax office in Zurich published a new information sheet on the additional deduction for research and development expenses.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 14 - 20 September 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 7 - 13 September 2020.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the list of changes to laws and ordinances on direct federal tax, value added tax, withholding tax and stamp duties.

On behalf of Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, a tax policy agenda is to be adopted by the end of 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Tax Appeal Court published in July/August 2020.

In the course of August 2020, the Federal Council commented on various motions, postulates and interpellations (tax amnesty, micro-tax, VAT, etc.).

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the weeks from 10 - 23 August 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in June and July 2020.

On 13 July 2020, the FTA published Circular Letter No. 49 "Proof of business-related expenses for foreign transactions abroad" and Circular Letter No. 50 "Inadmissibility of tax deduction of bribes paid to public officials".

The FTA published the 2019 tax statistics, which provide information on tax revenues and statistical analyses of natural and legal persons in Switzerland.

On 26 June 2020, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) updated the article "Taxation of Legal Entities" and "Brief Overview of the Taxation of Legal Entities" from the Tax Information dossier.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Administrative Court of Zurich and the decisions of the Tax Appeal Court of Zurich published in May and June 2020.

On June 4, 2020, the Swiss Tax Conference (SSK) published an analysis of the additional deduction of research and development expenses under Art. 10a and Art. 25a of the Tax Harmonization Act (StHG).

At its meeting on 19 June 2020, the Federal Council took note of the report on a possible need to adapt tax law in the area of block chaining. The report comes to the conclusion that there is no need for specific legislative adjustments in tax law.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 25 - 31 May 2020.

On 29 May 2020, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) updated the article "Current Taxes" from the Tax Information dossier.

On May 20, 2020, the Bundesrat passed a bill to digitize tax procedures.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 11 - 17 May 2020.

The statistics published on 27 April 2020 by the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) provide information on the federal government's fiscal revenues in 2019 and the chronological development of legislation.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published its 2019 Activity Report on 17 April 2020. 

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Administrative Court of Zurich and the decisions of the Tax Appeal Court of Zurich, published in March/early April 2020