Accounting and Financial Reporting · 29. February 2016
Comment Letter on Materiality
SwissHoldings, the Swiss Federation of Industrial and Services Groups in Switzerland, represents 60 Swiss groups, including most of the country’s major industrial and commercial enterprises. We very much welcome the opportunity to provide comments to this Exposure Draft. Comment Letter on Materiality (PDF)
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 19. February 2016
Comment Letter on the Annual Improvements to IFRS 2014-2016 cycle
SwissHoldings, the Swiss Federation of Industrial and Services Groups in Switzerland, represents 60 Swiss groups, including most of the country’s major industrial and commercial enterprises. We very much welcome the opportunity to provide comments to this Exposure Draft. Comment Letter on the Exposure Draft on the Annual Improvements to IFRS 2014-2016 cycle (PDF)
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Publications · 22. January 2016
Zahlen und Fakten zum Konzernstandort Schweiz
SwissHoldings ist ein branchenübergreifender Wirtschaftsverband. Seine Mitglieder sind grosse, in der Schweiz ansässige Industrie- und Dienstleistungskonzerne (ohne Finanzsektor), die zusammen rund zwei Drittel der Börsenkapitalisierung der an der SIX Swiss Exchange kotierten Titel ausmachen. SwissHoldings engagiert sich für optimale Rahmenbedingungen für international tätige Unternehmen auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene. Die Tätigkeitsgebiete des Verbandes betreffen die …
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 19. January 2016
Comment Letter on IFRIC Interpretation on Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
Our detailed response (in the appendix) has been prepared in conjunction with our member companies. You will note that certain aspects of this Interpretation refer to the use of “probability”. Since use of this criterion is being reassessed in the updated Conceptual Framework, we suggest that this Interpretation is deferred until such time as the …
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 19. January 2016
Comment Letter on IFRIC Interpretation on Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration
Our detailed response (in the appendix) has been prepared in conjunction with our member companies. You will see that whilst we support the decision of the IFRIC to address this topic, we are nevertheless concerned about the practical implication of the proposed Interpretation on financial computer systems. We therefore suggest that it is expressly stated …
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 8. January 2016
Comment letter on the Request for Views on the 2015 Agenda Consultation
Before providing our response to the detailed questions, we wish to make some overall comments on our views of the current status of the IASB process and its Agenda. The Board is concluding major projects in such important areas as accounting for revenue, leases and financial instruments which affect almost all preparers and a very …
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 21. December 2015
Im Fokus der IFRS-Stiftung: Finanzierung und Grundauftrag des IASB
Die Art der Finanzierung und der Grundauftrag des IASB stehen auf dem Prüfstand. Die IFRS-Stiftung hat eine Konsultation darüber eröffnet. SwissHoldings hält eine Ausweitung des Aufgabenportfolios des IASB für nicht sinnvoll.
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Taxation · 2. December 2015
Stellungnahme zur Vernehmlassung betreffend Anpassung des Steueramtshilfegesetzes (gestohlene Daten)
Gemäss dem geltenden Artikel 7 Bst. c StAhiG wird auf ein Amtshilfeersuchen eines ausländisches Staats nicht eingetreten, wenn es den Grundsatz von Treu und Glauben verletzt. Dies ist insbesondere der Fall, wenn es auf Informationen beruht, die durch nach schweizerischem Recht strafbare Handlungen erlangt worden sind. Neu soll auf ein Ersuchen eingetreten werden, wenn der …
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 30. November 2015
Comment letter on Trustees Review Process
SwissHoldings, the Swiss Federation of Industrial and Services Groups in Switzerland, represents 61 Swiss groups, including most of the country’s major industrial and commercial enterprises. We very much welcome the opportunity to provide comments to this Request for Views. Our response (in the appendix) has been prepared in conjunction with our member companies. Comment …
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Accounting and Financial Reporting · 26. October 2015
Comment letter on the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
In summary, however, we wish to commend the IASB on achieving a full review of the whole Conceptual Framework rather than performing a piecemeal review. We consider that this is required so that one can assess how the different chapters interact. We are also pleased that there is more emphasis on the concepts of “stewardship” …
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