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SIX announces that Income Taxes is a focus area for 2020
SIX has announced, in its communiqué 1/2020 published on 24 April 2020, tax as one of its two areas for focus for 2020.
For the first time since 2014, Income Taxes will be a focus area for SIX for 2020.
In particular, for IFRS reporters, the reconciliation from the applicable to the effective tax rate (or tax expense) will be under scrutiny, as well as the effective tax rate itself. The focus will be placed on whether the information provided is meaningful, comprehensive and appropriately explained.
For FER financial statements, scrutiny will be focused on the disclosures with regard to the applicable tax rate, the impact from variations in tax loss carry forwards and deferred income tax entitlements for unused tax loss carry forwards.
The Swiss Federal Council published the consultation draft regarding the Swiss withholding tax reform and the abolishment of Swiss securities transfer tax on debt instruments
On 3 April 2020, the Swiss Federal Council released a proposed set of amendments to the Swiss withholding tax and securities transfer tax regimes. The reform primarily aims at strengthening the Swiss debt capital market and increasing tax honesty of Swiss resident individual investors.
The consultation period runs until 10 July 2020 and the rules will become effective as early as 2023.
Release of the Roadmap to Accounting for Income Taxes (April 2020 edition)
This Roadmap provides Deloitte’s insights into and interpretations of the income tax accounting guidance in ASC 740 and the differences between that standard and IFRS® Standards (in Appendix F) and reflects Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) issued by the FASB through 31 December 2019.
All Swiss COVID-19 Tax & Legal news in one place
We are glad to announce our new Swiss focused COVID-19 Tax & Legal impact website, which features a wealth of readily accessible content to help our Swiss clients manage and mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19.
The Swiss COVID-19 Tax & Legal impact website
In addition to the large scale health threat, the COVID-19 outbreak is heavily impacting economic activity, leading the Swiss government to take measures to help businesses deal with and mitigate the sizeable impact. will be updated on a frequent basis so that you can stay in tune with the latest developments.
Government-backed Bridge-Financing loans for Swiss businesses
On 20 March 2020, the Federal Council announced a comprehensive package of measures to mitigate the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these measures was the introduction of government-guaranteed loans from Swiss banks as an interim measure for Swiss small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”), including sole proprietors and partnerships by providing them with sufficient liquidity to cover their current fixed costs despite a COVID-19 related loss of turnover. The federal government expects to provide Swiss SME’s with approx. CHF 20bn in financing to cover liquidity shortages in the coming weeks.
COVID-19: Swiss tax authorities to help taxpayers to preserve liquidity
Swiss tax authorities are participating in the widespread effort of countries and support Swiss taxpayers.
As part of the countries masterplan and stimulus package to counter the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Swiss Federal Government provides for a number of tools to keep liquidity going:
Listen to the webcast recording and explore the opportunities to create a digital-ready tax function
Changes to the tax legislative landscape mean that compliance and reporting is becoming more immediate, digitalised and data intensive. To respond, tax teams need accurate data, captured and calculated right first time. But data, processes and systems are often not supportive of tax requirements, so how can tax leaders react effectively to these new challenges?
Upgrading to SAP S/4 HANA: The evolving role of the tax function in large multinationals
Multinationals are actively embracing digital transformation. This focus article looks at how tax departments are turning to next-gen systems such as S/4 HANA to prepare for future challenges and opportunities.
S/4 HANA has long-been touted as an innovative business suite that could act as a catalyst for customers undergoing digital transformation. Martin Krivinskas and Jan de Clercq of Deloitte outline how and why the developments should be embraced by multinational companies for tax-related purposes.
Special edition: Brexit webcast - Monday, 21 October 2019
On Wednesday, 16 October 2019 Prime Minister Johnson agreed a Brexit deal with the EU. The UK’s Parliament will vote on whether to ratify the deal this Saturday, 19. October 2019. Uncertainty remains as to whether the UK Parliament will approve the deal and what the consequences will be if the deal is not approved.
EU removes Switzerland from the “Grey List”
The Economics and Finance Ministers of the EU member states decided at their meeting on 10 October 2019 to remove Switzerland from their so-called EU “Grey List”.
Switzerland has been included on the EU “Grey List” of third countries which had committed themselves to complying with international tax standards, but had not yet fully implemented such standards, since 2017.