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Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published in the week of 4 May - 10 May 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published in the week of 27 April - 3 May 2020.

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

On 3 April 2020, the Federal Council adopted a consultation bill to strengthen the debt capital market in Switzerland and to close a security gap in the withholding tax.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published in the week of 23 - 29 March 2020.

On 26 March 2020, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published measures due to the coronavirus, referring to the package of measures adopted by the Federal Council. On 24 March 2020, it also issued a corresponding circular concerning payment facilities for direct federal tax.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 9 - 15 March 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court and the decisions of the Zurich Tax Appeal Court published in February/beginning of March 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 2 - 8 March 2020.

The federal budget ends the year 2019 with a high ordinary surplus of CHF 3.1 billion.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published in the week of 10 - 16 February 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 January and early February 2020.

The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the list of amendments to laws and ordinances with effect from 2021-2023.

In its last year of work, 2019, the Advisory Council on the Future of the Financial Centre carried out an analysis of the entire financial market policy in order to submit a roadmap to the Federal Council for the strategic priorities of the coming years.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published in the week of 13 - 19 January 2020.

On 17 January 2020, the Bilateral Tax Issues and Double Taxation Division of the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) updated the list of agreements with abuse provisions.

An online application of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) will be available for refund applications for Swiss withholding tax by German residents from 31 January 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 6 - 12 January 2020.

On 10 January 2020, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published a revised version of the overview of selected parliamentary business in the tax area at federal level.

The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has published an overview of current topics from October to December 2019.

On 23 December 2019, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration published Circular Letter No. 29b "Capital Contribution Principle". Circular Letter No. 29b comes into force on 1 January 2020 and replaces the previous circular letters No. 29 and 29a.

On 4 December 2019, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published Circular 48 on the forfeiture of withholding tax refund claims of individuals.

At its meeting on 6 December 2019, the Federal Council opened the consultation procedure on amendments to the Ordinance on Withholding Tax. Accordingly, heirs should reclaim the withholding tax on inheritance income in their canton of residence.

In its media release of 5 November 2019, the WAK informed the National Council about the parliamentary initiative on turnover and insurance levies, on the reform of withholding tax and on legal form neutrality in company taxation.