News Switzerland Taxes: Switzerland scraps ‘marriage penalty’ tax in landmark referendum
Switzerland scraps ‘marriage penalty’ tax in landmark referendum The shift to individual taxation could increase tax bills for some of the highest-earning households ...
News Switzerland Taxes: Switzerland votes to end ‘marriage penalty’ in historic tax referendum
Switzerland has voted to introduce individual taxation, backing one of the biggest changes to the country’s tax system in decades and scrapping rules that critics say penalise married couples where ...
News Switzerland Taxes: Switzerland: Are Its Days as a Tax Haven for Foreigners Numbered?
Tax breaks for the wealthy are a contentious pre-election topic in the U.S., but this issue also strikes a chord with the Swiss voters. Although they pay lower taxes across all income brackets than ...
News Switzerland Taxes: Switzerland Just Overwhelmingly Rejected a New Wealth Tax. Will California Lawmakers Learn?
California progressives are pushing a wealth tax that would skim 5 percent of the assets of billionaires to cover the state government's fiscal gap. That is, it would hit billionaires to start—there's ...
News Switzerland Taxes: Swiss Serenity Publishes Informative Guide on Second Pillar Taxation: Understanding the Tax Rules for Retirement Capital
Swiss Serenity is a Swiss company based in Porrentruy, specializing in locating unclaimed second pillar assets. The company has helped more than 110,000 clients who opened a case file to identify ...
News Switzerland Taxes: Switzerland, Long a Safe Haven for Tobacco Ads, Weighs a Ban
“It was a compromise,” he said, adding that he would keep pushing for tighter regulations and higher taxes on tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine extracted from tobacco.
News Switzerland Taxes: Swiss Public Souring on Tax Breaks for Companies as Vote Nears
... likely to reject plan to get rid of the tax Swiss voters will weigh in this weekend on a tax cut for companies, possibly signaling the limits of Switzerland’s hospitality towards business. On the ...
News Switzerland Taxes: EXPLAINED: How where you live in Switzerland impacts how much income tax you pay
Income tax in Switzerland is a complicated affair and how much you pay can depend on what you earn, your family status but also where you live. Here's an explanation of how it works.