Whether you are an international business making direct inward investment into Switzerland or a Swiss company looking to expand into international markets, Forvis Mazars tax advisors have a long tradition and the requisite experience in assisting companies with setting up international operations both in Switzerland and abroad.
Forvis Mazars Group operates in over 100 countries and provides international tax advice on a variety of tax issues to multinational businesses through our vast global network of tax experts. We advise our clients on where intellectual property should be located and how the global supply chains should be configured in order to mitigate the overall effective tax rate.
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More than 140 jurisdictions have now signed up in principle to the global minimum tax framework, representing a ground-breaking plan to update key elements of the international tax system, which is no longer fit for purpose in a global and digitalised economy.
Even in uncertain times, businesses are looking to grow their operations and open new markets abroad. Growing Global explores how companies can best understand, meet, and overcome the many challenges they face when it comes to global expansion.
In early September 2024, the Swiss Federal Council announced the introduction of the IIR International Supplementary Tax (IIR) as of 1 January 2025. The IIR will complement the Swiss Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT) which has been in force since 1 January 2024, while the second international supplementary tax, the Undertaxed Payments Rule (UTPR), will be postponed until further notice.
The Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance has published a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU” or “Competent Authority Agreement” in treaty terms) between the United States and Switzerland to clarify who is eligible to reclaim Swiss withholding tax levied on dividends paid by Swiss companies to US investors.
For US-based companies, Switzerland is a geographic area with many similarities that make doing business easier. However, there are a number of areas that are different and need to be understood. These include accounting and tax considerations, workforce management, legal, regulatory and cultural differences.
Choosing a business location involves many considerations, with tax being only one of them. Nevertheless, tax is a consideration. Switzerland attracts research and innovation and maintains the high ground when it comes to attracting talents and capital.
Companies face an increasingly complex tax and legal environment, at both the national and international level. Transparency and documentation obligations are continually evolving and there are ongoing challenges around digitalisation to deal with.
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