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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.
Applicable taxes January 2021

The case

Link (German and French)

The Federal Tax Administration has published the overview of applicable taxes (as of January 2021). For more see file1 and file2 (German and French).
Interesting are the tables on pages 44 and 45, which give an overview of the taxes levied on Federal, Cantonal and municipal level.

Source: FTA published May 2021

The commentary

The details on the various taxes (e.g. exemptions from tax liability) are explained in the corresponding chapters of the mentioned document.

 

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