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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christian Lyk graduated from the University of Berne and qualified as Attorney at Law and graduated as a Master of Laws (LL.M International Taxation). He joined KPMG in 1998 where he became Head of the Tax Department in 2002. In 2005 Christian Lyk joined Kendris, becoming Head of Tax and Legal Department (2006 – 2015). Since 2009 he has been a member of the Executive Committee of Kendris Ltd. and both partner and CEO since 2018. He has been FATCA Responsible officer of Kendris Group and Head CRS Reporting. He has held a number of tax-related functions at various bodies such as SATC (Swiss Association of Trust Companies), the Swiss Institute of Taxation and has been a member of the teaching staff at the University of Lucerne.
FATCA Model 1

The case

Automatic exchange of tax information between Switzerland and the US: Negotiations for the switch from non-reciprocal FATCA Model 2 to reciprocal FATCA Model 1 were concluded on 13 November 2023. Preparations for signing are now underway. Upon entry into force, Switzerland will receive account details from the US tax authority.

Source: The SIF on X

The commentary

In 2014, the Federal Council approved of the mandate for negotiations with the United States to switch to Model 1, which provides for the reciprocal automatic exchange of information. It is expected that this change could lead to “re-papering” and that client relationships may have to be re-documented.

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