Economy – Law – Taxation
Real Estate – Residence
Facts & Figures – Key Addresses
The complete handbook on investment and business in Switzerland
The Switzerland Business & Investment Handbook covers all key aspects of doing business, investing and living in Switzerland.
It is a unique reference manual featuring over 30 separate chapters, each of them concise and to the point, providing the information that really matters. Besides an introduction to Switzerland’s historical, political, social and economic framework, the book covers the Swiss legal system, company and contract law, competition law, intellectual property law, taxation of personal income and investments, corporate taxation, VAT, international tax aspects, real estate, residence, the social security and pension system, Swiss annuities and life insurance, corporate and private banking, financial market regulation and other important subjects. Overview tables, useful check lists, portraits of the Swiss cantons, a bibliography, a comprehensive facts and figures section as well as a clearly organized address section make the handbook user-friendly and practice-oriented.
The book is aimed at:
- Company executives who need a clear overview of the legal, tax and economic framework in Switzerland
- Investors and entrepreneurs interested in investing and doing business in Switzerland
- International tax and legal advisors
- Business consultants and fiduciaries
- English-speakers living, working and doing business in Switzerland
The following is an overview of all authors and chapters featured in the book:
Christian H. Kälin
Henley & Partners, Zurich
Foreword by
Joseph Deiss
Federal Councillor and Minister of Economic Affairs, Berne
Authors of the individual chapters
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Switzerland – An introduction Prof. Clive H. Church University of Kent, Canterbury Why Switzerland? Christian H. Kälin Henley & Partners, Zurich The Swiss economy Dr. Eric Scheidegger Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Berne Switzerland and the European Union Barbara Beck The Economist, London Switzerland and the United States Martin Naville Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Zurich and Geneva The Swiss legal system Dr. Peter Max Gutzwiller Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich Contract law Dr. Roberto Dallafior / Peter Schatz Hess Dallafior, Zurich Withholding tax Dr. Maja Bauer-Balmelli Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry, Zurich Value added tax Dr. Mathias Bopp / Dr. Niklaus Honauer PricewaterhouseCoopers, Zurich and Basel International taxation Prof. Dr. Xavier Oberson Oberson & Associates, Geneva |
Corporate law Gudrun Bürgi-Schneider Bürgi Nägeli, Zurich Labor market and employment law Dr. Rolf P. Jetzer / Michaela Zehnder Niederer, Kraft & Frey, Zurich Social security and pension system Dr. Urs H. Schaffner Mercer Benefit Consulting SA, Zurich Competition law Prof. Dr. Rolf Watter / Dr. Mani Reinert Bär & Karrer, Zurich Intellectual property law Dr. Mathis Berger Hess Dallafior, Zurich Real estate law Christian H. Kälin Henley & Partners, Zurich Matrimonial property and inheritance law Ingrid Iselin Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva Swiss companies in international tax planning Christian H. Kälin Henley & Partners, Zurich / Cees Jan Quirjins MeesPierson Intertrust, Zug Corporate banking Urs P. Gauch Credit Suisse, Zurich Private banking Dr. Arthur Vayloyan Credit Suisse, Zurich |
Ordinary income and wealth taxes Renato Bloch Bloch Law Offices, Lugano / Luca Moretti T&L Tax & Legal Advisors SA, Lugano Lump-sum taxation and private residence Christian H. Kälin Henley & Partners, Zurich Inheritance and gift taxes Otmar Huber Tax Partner AG, Zurich Corporate income and capital taxes Prof. Dr. Xavier Oberson Oberson & Associates, Geneva Taxation of holding and domicile companies Andrin Waldburger PricewaterhouseCoopers, Zurich Taxation of partnerships and branches Dr. Robert Danon / Denis Berdoz Baker & McKenzie, Geneva Swiss annuities and lifeinsurance Marco Gantenbein Swiss Insurance Partners AG, Zurich Financial marketregulation Prof. Jean-Baptiste Zufferey Federal Banking Comission, Berne Anti-money-laundering Judith Schmidt Money Laundering Control Authority, Berne |
Authors of the Facts & Figures chapter
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Switzerland in European Comparison Charles Jenkins Economist Intelligence Unit, London Regional economic structures Martin Eichler BAK Basel Economics, Basel Salary levels and purchasing power Dr Robert W. Kuipers, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Zurich Switzerland and the Swiss tax system Dr. Christoph Schaltegger Federal Tax Administration, Berne Higher education, research and development in Switzerland Prof. Dr. Konrad Osterwalder ETH, Zurich |
Switzerland in Knowledge Competitiveness Dr. Robert Huggins Robert Huggins Associates, Pontypridd The Swiss media landscape Sandra Willmeroth Wüest & Partner AG, Zurich Switzerland and Networked Readiness Dr. Irene Mia World Economic Forum, Geneva Quality of living Carlos A. Mestre, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Geneva |
Location quality within Switzerland Fredy Hasenmaile Credit Suisse Economic & Policy Research, Zurich The Swiss Real Estate Market Dieter Marmet Wüest & Partner AG, Zurich Switzerland in World Competitiveness Prof. Stephane Garelli IMD International, Lausanne Global and Regional Headquarters in Switzerland Dr. Herbert Wanner Arthur D. Little (Switzerland), Zurich Switzerland: a globalized nation Paul A. Laudicina AT Kearney Global Policy Research, Washington D.C |
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