Fiscal representation
If you manage a non-Swiss company that is doing business in Switzerland, you may need a fiscal representative based in Switzerland. As fully qualified tax experts, we are happy to accept this role.
Fiscal representation
As fully qualified tax experts, we listen carefully to you in order to understand your business model.
Our business is to support you in these areas so that you can focus on your own business.
Our business is to support you in these areas so that you can focus on your own business.
Suppose your company has just started doing business in Switzerland. To ensure that you remain on track for success, you must be able to rely on all tax matters being handled in accordance with the applicable rules. We listen carefully to you in order to understand your business model. This is the prerequisite for accompanying you step by step as a fiscal representative. Such fiscal representation not only saves you trouble with the tax authorities, but it also saves you time and nervous wear and tear. We know the languages and the culture of the Swiss VAT authorities.
Our services cover a broad range:
- Taking the responsibility for fiscal representation mandates (non-Swiss domiciled companies that are or become liable for VAT in Switzerland and are therefore required by law to appoint a fiscal representative who must be domiciled in Switzerland, including the management of all compliance work, in particular VAT returns)
- Clarification of the client’s VAT registration liability and, where such applies, of the beginning and end of VAT liability, in particular taking into account Swiss requirements and qualifications, which may be different from those of the EU in certain areas
- Advice on the correct and optimal structuring of transactions
- Advice on cross-border VAT and customs aspects
- Support with the VAT registration process
- Consultations on optimisation opportunities, for example so-called ‘ZAZ account’ (customs clearance account), so-called ’Unterstellungserklärung Ausland’, ‘Unterstellungserklärung Inland’ (voluntary taxation) etc.
- Clarification of corporate income tax aspects (permanent establishment) as well as aspects in connection with cross-border staff deployment (reporting obligations, minimum wage regulations, secondments, withholding taxes, situations of employees without employer in a specific country, as far as necessary in cooperation with specialists in the respective area
