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Apr 14, 2026
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How is income tax calculated in Switzerland? A clear breakdown 

Whether you're comparing two job offers in different cantons, considering a move to a lower-tax commune, navigating a marriage or divorce, making a Pillar 3a decision, or checking whether the tax office made a mistake on your assessment — knowing how your Swiss income tax is calculated becomes really vital. 

How is income tax calculated in Switzerland? A clear breakdown 
Transfer Pricing and Its Acceptance in Switzerland: From Arm's Length Tradition to OECD Methodology
Apr 9, 2026 Taxes
Transfer Pricing and Its Acceptance in Switzerland: From Arm's Length Tradition to OECD Methodology
Transfer pricing has become one of the most consequential areas of international tax practice, shaping how multinational groups allocate profits among their constituent entities and across jurisdictions. While historically associated with large-scale cross-border tax planning, the discipline has matured into a sophisticated framework governing how related parties must price their transactions to reflect market conditions. 
Lawyers and VAT: Debunking a common misconception
Apr 6, 2026 Taxes
Lawyers and VAT: Debunking a common misconception
It is common to hear lawyers in practice assert that they are “not subject to VAT” on the grounds that they exercise a specific liberal profession. While this assertion may rest on a certain practical reality, it is nonetheless legally inaccurate.
Swiss taxes for expats in the first year
Apr 2, 2026 Taxes
Swiss taxes for expats in the first year: what to decide, when to act, and where it goes wrong
Your first year as a Swiss tax resident is shaped by a handful of decisions — each with a specific deadline and real financial consequences if handled incorrectly.
On 8 March 2026, the Swiss electorate and the cantons approved the Federal Act on Individual Taxation, which constitutes the indirect counter-proposal to the popular initiative “For individual taxation independent of marital status.”
Apr 1, 2026 Taxes
Individual Taxation: What Is Actually Changing?
On 8 March 2026, the Swiss electorate and the cantons approved the Federal Act on Individual Taxation, which constitutes the indirect counter-proposal to the popular initiative “For individual taxation independent of marital status.”
Tax Consequences of Divorce under Swiss Law
Mar 3, 2026 Taxes
The Tax Consequences of Divorce under Swiss Law
Divorce does not merely dissolve the marital bond — it fundamentally restructures the tax situation of the former spouses
La perspective fiscale suisse sur les trusts
Feb 27, 2026 Taxes
Swiss Tax Perspective on Trusts
The trust is one of the most widely used legal instruments in international wealth planning, yet it remains fundamentally alien to Swiss domestic law.
Feb 23, 2026 Taxes
Taxation of Couples in Switzerland: What if we are all looking in the wrong direction?
In every human endeavour toward justice, there is an irreducible element of failure. Not the failure that stems from ill will or incompetence, but a deeper one, inherent to the very nature of what we attempt to accomplish
Tax return deadlines for GmbH/SARL owners in 2026
Jan 29, 2026 Taxes
Tax return deadlines for GmbH/SARL owners in 2026: All Swiss cantons and compliance tips
Swiss businesses must file tax returns annually – this obligation applies to every registered company without exception.

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