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At its meeting on 17 November, the Federal Council responded to various tax proposals.

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

On 8 November, the FTA published the 2018 tax statistics.

The Federal Act on Electronic Procedures in Tax Matters regulates electronic procedures in all tax areas. For its implementation, the Federal Council decided in November on a staggered entry into force.

The FTA launched its new website on 2 November 2021.

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

The Zurich Cantonal Tax Office has published an updated leaflet on the taxation of banks and securities houses (ZStB No. 64.2).

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in August and September 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 13 - 19 September 2021.

The article "Subjective tax liability" was updated on 10 September 2021. It explains the differences between unlimited and limited tax liability of legal entities and individuals at cantonal and federal level.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 23 - 29 August 2021.

The FTA has published four new tax folders for legal entities, which provide an overview of the cantonal implementations of individual measures introduced under the STAF.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the list of amendments to laws and ordinances that will come into force in 2022-2024.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 19 - 25 July 2021.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 12 - 18 July 2021.

On 1 July 2021, the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) will confer the presidency on Switzerland for the 2021/2022 term of office. Switzerland will be represented by Marc Bugnon, Deputy Director of the Federal Tax Administration.

On 1 July 2021, the Inclusive Framework of the OECD with 139 member countries published key values for the future taxation of large, internationally active companies. Switzerland endorses these, but maintains its reservations and conditions.

On 2 July 2021, the FTA published the 2020 tax statistics, which provide information on the tax revenues and statistical evaluations of individuals and legal entities in Switzerland.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 21 - 27 June 2021.

The brochure "The Swiss Tax System" was updated on 22 June 2021. It provides an overview of taxes at federal, cantonal and communal level and addresses cantonal peculiarities.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 7 - 13 June 2021.

The Federal Council has taken note of the status of the OECD/G20 work on global corporate taxation.

G7 finance ministers have agreed on a global tax reform that would see the largest multinational tech companies pay their fair share of taxes in the countries where they operate.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 24 - 30 May 2021.

The "Current taxes" dossier was updated on 27 May 2021.