We regularly advise clients and have extensive experience with the tax authorities, at both federal and cantonal level, in obtaining advance clearances and rulings in the following fields:

• Corporate tax issues (direct tax, stamp duty and withholding tax on profit distributions) in connection with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and capital market transactions
• Individual taxation, including family-owned businesses, large partnerships and high-net-worth individuals in all types of Swiss federal and cantonal taxes, and advice and assistance to individuals who want to become resident in Switzerland, including coordination of international tax and legal aspects

• Executive compensation
• Swiss domestic and international tax issues (double taxation treaties and mutual assistance agreements)
• Real estate transactions
• International governmental and non-governmental organisations and non-profit entities
• Tax treatment of trusts

• VAT-related issues in connection with the financial, real estate and aviation sectors
• Enforcement procedures in the event of tax audits or suspicion of tax evasion and tax litigation
• Real estate transactions
• International governmental and non-governmental organisations and non-profit entities