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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Konrad Häuptli graduated from the University of Berne, qualified as an attorney-at-law and was admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Berne. He joined HSBC in 2002 after working with Swiss Re for over 20 years. He then went on to work for KENDRIS in 2016 after retiring as former CEO of HSBC’s Trust Companies in Switzerland. Konrad Häuptli is a member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC) and is also a member of mixed expert groups representing SATC. He has been managing family assets and has been involved in entrepreneurial activities, board assignments as well as private equity investments.
Road map

The case

Yesterday, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published its “tax road map”: further legislative and regulatory projects 2021-2023. (last updated: 11/1772020. For more see link.

Source : FTA (German, French and Italian)

The commentary

The overview shows the tax projects that will come into force in the years 2021 to 2023.

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