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Tax fraud occurs if a tax evasion is committed by using falsified documents for deceptive purposes, a crime (Vergehen / crime) punishable by additional imprisonment of up to three years or an additional fine of up to 30,000 CHF. [61] [62] Tax evasion in Switzerland was estimated at CHF 66 billion according to a study in 2023.
Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.
The tax percentage for each country listed in the source has been added to the chart. According to World Bank , "GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products.
For earnings between £100,000 - £125,140 employees pay the 40% higher rate income tax + removal of tax-free personal allowance + 2% NI (effectively a 67% marginal rate). The top tax rate on dividend income is 39.35%. Capital gains top tax rates are 20% for securities and 28% on property gains.
An apartment building closed for property tax evasion. Tax evasion is a crime in almost all developed countries, and the guilty party is liable to fines and/or imprisonment. In Switzerland, many acts that would amount to criminal tax evasion in other countries are treated as civil matters. Dishonestly misreporting income in a tax return is not ...
A tax on the super-rich pitched by the youth wing of one of Switzerland's main political parties is "extremely dangerous" for the country, a top Swiss banker said on Wednesday, pointing to ...
The Lagarde List is a spreadsheet containing roughly 2,000 potential tax evaders with undeclared accounts at Swiss HSBC bank's Geneva branch. It is named after former French finance minister Christine Lagarde, who in October 2010 passed it on to Greek officials to help them crack down on tax evasion.
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation archive of April 18, 1999 (as of February 13, 2022), SR 101, art. 132 archive para. 2. Federal Law on Withholding Tax archive of October 13, 1965 (as of January 1, 2022), RS 624.21. Withholding tax ordinance archive of December 19, 1966 (as of January 1, 2022), RS 624.211.