Main areas of activity
Tax law
General tax advice
- Advice for individuals on optimising their tax situation.
- Advice for businesses (including those structured as groups) on optimising their tax situation.
- In relation to succession plans, restructuring, company acquisitions and sales.
- In relation to tax implications of profit-sharing schemes.
- In relation to tax considerations surrounding expenses regulations.
- In relation to questions about withholding tax, green levies and stamp duties.
- In relation to tax optimisation for business owners.
- In relation to tax implications of liquidating companies and organisations.
- In relation to tax exemptions (especially for charitable foundations and organisations).
- Tax optimisation for acquisition structures.
- Tax optimisation when restructuring companies.
- Queries relating to intercantonal and international tax allocation and double taxation, questions relating to international residency.
- Flat-rate taxation
- Assessments and advice on offsetting by tax authorities.
- Appraisals of and appeals on official values and imputed rental values.
- Appraisals of and appeals on stock tax values.
- Taxation on property (specialising in property sales/acquisitions and implementation of property projects), calculations for deferred tax on property and property companies, optimisation of tax implications of renovation and remodelling work, replacement purchases, etc.
- Calculations for deferred tax relating to company valuations.
- Advice on tax implications of dissolving communities of heirs and joint-ownership arrangements.
- Tax advice for civic communities, guilds and societies.
- Tax support for trustees and accountants/bookkeepers (including second opinions).
- Assertion of liability claims as a result of negligence by tax advisers.
Tourist taxes
- Appeals on rulings on tourist and visitor taxes, accommodation and tourism levies, and the like.
- Appraisals of and appeals on relevant regulations.
Supplementary and penalty taxes
- Representation in criminal tax proceedings involving tax and prosecuting authorities.
- Representation in appeal proceedings.
Withholding tax and stamp duties
- Support for the declaration and payment of withholding tax and stamp duties (especially green levies and turnover tax).
- Representation for and advice on refunds of withholding tax (at the international level in particular).
- Representation in appeal proceedings.