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Property taxes and start-ups
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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09
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2021

Property taxes and start-ups

The provisions on the determination of assets in the case of a start-up company were newly regulated.
Wealth tax
Jurisprudence
Tax Planning
Start-ups
Deductibility of disability-related costs
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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08
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2021

Deductibility of disability-related costs

A look at the system of deductibility of disability-related costs may be worthwhile. 
Income tax
Jurisprudence
Lump-sum taxes in Switzerland
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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06
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2021

Lump-sum taxes in Switzerland

Lump-sum taxation in Switzerland refers to a special taxation system for foreign persons.
Income tax
Settlement
Federal Court Decision: Crediting of Foreign Withholding Taxes for Mixed Companies
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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05
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2021

Federal Court Decision: Crediting of Foreign Withholding Taxes for Mixed Companies

A landmark decision was made in the area of the crediting of non-reclaimable foreign withholding taxes for individuals.
Jurisprudence
Profit tax
International tax law
Tax risks Lump-sum expenses
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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04
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2021

Tax risks Lump-sum expenses

On 20 October 2020, the Federal Supreme Court issued a decision regarding the tax treatment of lump-sum expenses.
Profit tax
Jurisprudence
Luxury class business vehicles
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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04
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2021

Luxury class business vehicles

Tax consequences of the distinction between "normal class business vehicles" and "luxury class business vehicles".
Income tax
Profit tax
Social security contributions
Tax Planning
Employee shareholdings - a challenge
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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03
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2021

Employee shareholdings - a challenge

Employee share ownership plans to promote employee engagement and retention come with challenges.
Income tax
Tax Planning
Start-ups
Entitlement to treaty benefits (treaty clearance)
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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03
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2021

Entitlement to treaty benefits (treaty clearance)

As a rule, profit distributions and non-cash benefits from Swiss corporations are subject to the 35% tax rate at WHT .
International tax law
Tax Planning
Premature cancellation of the fixed-rate mortgage
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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02
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2021

Premature cancellation of the fixed-rate mortgage

Mortgages are important financing elements in the purchase of a home. There are different mortgage models.
Jurisprudence
Plot
Income tax
Taxable personal use (imputed rental value)
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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01
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2021

Taxable personal use (imputed rental value)

Questions regarding the taxation of imputed rental value repeatedly lead to disputes with the tax authorities.
Jurisprudence
Plot
Income tax
Asset deal vs. share deal
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
06
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01
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2021

Asset deal vs. share deal

In the case of company sales, the fundamental question regularly arises as to how the transaction should be structured from a legal and tax perspective.
Tax Planning
Profit tax
Income tax
Broker's commission for real estate gains tax
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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12
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2020

Broker's commission for real estate gains tax

Ruling of the Federal Supreme Court on the sale of a 4.5-room maisonette flat at CHF 1,420,000 which was acquired for CHF 1,011,000.
Jurisprudence
Plot
The new withholding tax regime in Switzerland
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
03
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12
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2020

The new withholding tax regime in Switzerland

Switzerland's withholding tax system was revised with the Federal Act on the Revision of Withholding Tax on Income from Employment.
Income tax
International tax law
Withholding tax when working from home
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
05
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11
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2020

Withholding tax when working from home

As a result of the Corona crisis, the traditional working model has come under heavy pressure and even the Federal Council recommends the "home office" model.
Covid-19
Income tax
Focus issue "Implementation of the TRAF"
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
05
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11
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2020

Focus issue "Implementation of the TRAF"

Bucher Tax AG has written an article in the focus issue of zsis) on the implementation of TRAF throughout Switzerland.
Tax Planning
Income tax
Profit tax
TRAF
OECD Tax Talk #16 - 22 July 2020
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
23
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10
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2020

OECD Tax Talk #16 - 22 July 2020

The agenda of Tax Talk 16 included an update on developments in the field of taxation of the digitalised economy.
Covid-19
BEPS
International tax law
What is Tax compliance?
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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06
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2020

What is Tax compliance?

Compliance in a company often consists largely of IT compliance, customer compliance, global compliance and tax compliance.
Tax Planning
Income from participations in cooperatives
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
04
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06
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2020

Income from participations in cooperatives

The ruling 2C_812/2018 of 20 August 2019 deals with a married couple who are self-employed farmers and cooperative members.
Jurisprudence
Income tax
Divorce because of the AHV pension?
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
28
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05
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2020

Divorce because of the AHV pension?

When the marital incomes of married couples are added together, the so-called "marriage penalty" often occurs as a result of tax progression.
Tax Planning
Income tax
Social security contributions
Divorce
Tax calculator of the ESTV
Bucher Tax AG, tax consultancy, tax advisor, Lucerne
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05
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2020

Tax calculator of the ESTV

The new tax calculator of the Federal Tax Administration is online.
Tax Planning
Income tax
Profit tax
Settlement
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