Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates Worldwide: Overview of Consumption Taxes
The Value Added Tax (VAT) is one of the primary revenue collection tools in many countries around the world and can vary significantly from…
New VAT rates in force in Switzerland
As of January 1, 2024, the new tax rates approved in the September 25, 2022 vote took effect in Switzerland
Electronic Highway Vignette Coming Soon
Starting August 1, 2023, an electronic sticker (e-vignette) will be introduced as part of a dual system for the use of Swiss national roads…
Swiss motorway vignette 2023 is yellow
From December 1, 2022, the new highway sticker with a yellow background having the year on the red sticker side and white on the other side…
Withholding tax reform
In order to keep Switzerland as a business location attractive and competitive, the Federal Council explained why it is necessary to amend…
Facilitated taxation for Italian pensioners abroad
Italy provides various benefits for Italian pensioners living abroad (AIRE) and this year new benefits have been introduced.
Swiss cantons improve their fiscal attractiveness
The "BAK Taxation Index" unveiled a drop from 16.9 percent to 13.9 percent in ordinary burden, using 2017 as the "pre-RFFA" baseline year
Corporate taxation: Switzerland requests more certainty from the OECD
Berne would like to see safeguards for the interests of smaller, economically strong countries and greater regulatory clarity for the…
When the real problem is not the “how much” but the “why”
The issue of tax pressure in Italy is never addressed from the point of view of the people, but always and only from the technical point of…