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The Federal Supreme Court has interpreted this as prohibiting a regressive tax, [8] although flat rate taxes (as instituted in several cantons) are held to be constitutional by tax law scholars. Moreover, double taxation by several cantons is constitutionally prohibited, as is a confiscatory rate of taxation.
Value added tax is structured as an all-phase tax with input tax deduction. If a taxable person provides a service to another taxable person, the former must pay the VAT on the service; the recipient can reclaim the tax paid as input tax from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA), but must also pay tax on his services to his customer.
It is reimbursed by the Federal Tax Administration to legal entities domiciled in Switzerland, as long as they regularly declare the income concerned as yield. [2] Persons domiciled abroad may claim reimbursement of withholding tax if their country of residence has concluded a double taxation agreement with the country levying the tax. [1]
the value added tax (VAT) the federal direct tax (FDT) the withholding tax; the stamp duty; the military service substitute tax; Subdivisions of the FTA also take care of the application and enforcement of tax law, provide information on tax issues, further develop the tax system and help resolve international tax issues (e.g., double taxation ...
The Federal Direct Tax (FTA) is a Swiss direct income tax. It is the main source of revenue for the federal government, followed by the value-added tax (VAT), which represent respectively 34.3% and 32.1% of the total tax receipts as of 2022. [1] There is no wealth tax at the federal level; it is levied only by the cantons and municipalities.
Internal Revenue Service officials are withdrawing their summons in the UBS and Swiss government tax cheaters case, saying they feel confident they've received a full accounting of the information ...
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 ...
Swiss tax resisters (1 P) Pages in category "Taxation in Switzerland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent ...