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Session recaps · 15. June 2023

Session Recap Summer Session 2023

This is an automated translation. Both Councils 21.019 Value Added Tax Act. Partial revision The partial revision of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act was subject to the procedure for the settlement of differences during this summer session. The partial revision foresees new exceptions and special regulations. The partial revision of the VAT Act was …
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Editorials · International Tax Law · National Tax Law · Taxation · 12. June 2023

OECD minimum taxation: where does it come from and where can it take Switzerland?

The OECD minimum taxation is an international project that will revolutionize the global tax system. It is notably designed to ensure that multinational enterprises pay a 15% minimum tax in each jurisdiction they operate in. The project could be seen as not in line with the corporate taxation strategy of Switzerland up to now. Nevertheless, …
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Editorials · International Tax Law · National Tax Law · Taxation · 8. June 2023

Why do companies want to pay more taxes in Switzerland?

The bill to implement the OECD minimum taxation will be put to the vote on 18 June 2023. In many cantons, it will lead to an increase in tax rates for affected companies. SwissHoldings and its member companies are campaigning for a YES. But why do they want the implementation of the OECD minimum tax …
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Allgemein · Capital Markets · Reports & Studies · Trade and investment policy · 31. May 2023

Facts and Figures on SwissHoldings Member Companies 2023

Every year we publish an overview of the importance of our member companies in Switzerland and worldwide. Our publication “Facts and Figures” shows the role of the companies as employers in Switzerland and abroad, their commitment abroad in the form of direct investments and their importance on the Swiss stock exchange. Member companies are …
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Allgemein · Session previews · 24. May 2023

Session ticker Summer Session 2023

This is an automated translation. The session ticker provides an overview of the important issues falling within our area of activity that will be debated in the National Council and the Council of States during the upcoming summer session (30 May – 16 June). With the session ticker, we show what the business is about …
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International Tax Law · Statements & Positions · Taxation · 27. April 2023

Statement: Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2023

SwissHoldings represents the interests of 62 Swiss-based multinational enterprises from the manufacturing and service sectors (excluding the financial sector) such as Nestlé, Roche, Novartis, ABB, Kuehne+Nagel, Schindler and Holcim. SwissHoldings welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the Government’s Exposure Draft – Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2023. * SwissHoldings and its members …
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International Tax Law · Statements & Positions · 27. April 2023

Statement: Multinational tax transparency introduced on 6 April 2023

SwissHoldings represents the interests of 62 Swiss-based multinational enterprises from the manufacturing and service sectors (excluding the financial sector) such as Nestlé, Roche, Novartis, ABB, Kuehne+Nagel, Schindler and Holcim. We very much welcome the opportunity to provide comments to this Exposure Draft. Our response has been prepared in conjunction with our member companies. We note …
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Eingaben / Positionen · Legal · 5. April 2023

Joint Statement: Draft Implementing Regulation for the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Our organisations, representing a broad array of industries from Europe and its leading trading partners, support the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (the ‘Regulation’). Despite positive recent steps from the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) to clarify the obligations imposed by the Regulation, the proposed Implementing Regulation (the ‘Draft …
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