TAX EXPERT International AG is an unique and highly recognized practice. Our Certified Tax Experts focus on national and international taxation affecting both business entities and individuals.
We offer a comprehensive range of tax planning services that encompass tax-free mergers, spin-offs, restructuring, reorganizations, acquisitions, business formations, liquidations and - more importantly - Independent tax reviews or opinions.
In addition, to full-range corporate tax counseling, TAX EXPERT International AG has extensive experience that covers the full spectrum from all aspects of individual taxation including executive incentive compensation and employee stock ownership arrangements to inheritance, gifts, estates and real estate.
Whether it is advice on the implementation of complex national or transnational tax minimization strategies, or support in compliance matters, we help MNEs, stock-quoted companies, corporations, joint ventures, entrepreneurs, partnerships, high-net-worth individuals, expatriates and inpatriates to respond effectively, managing their exposure to tax liability and complying with regulations.
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Tax Partner AG is focused on Swiss and international tax law and is recognised as a leading tax boutique. With currently 12 partners and counsels and a total of approximately 45 tax experts, consisting of attorneys, legal experts and economists, the firm advises multinational and national corporate clients as well as individuals.
Tax Partner AG develops creative and well devised solutions in all areas of tax law and offers the full range of tax advice. The concentration of technical expertise and industry sector knowledge allows the development of tailor-made tax solutions for the clients. Tax Partner thereby offers a unique in-depth service quality to their clients. This focus has led to a continuous and increasing success of the firm.
Clients appreciate the efficient and customer-oriented set-up of the firm. The Partners are actively involved in day to day advice to the clients and have an important direct performance on the mandates.
Since its inception in 1997, Tax Partner’s strategy is to exclusively offer specialized tax advice to its clients. Over the past years Tax Partner AG has consequently developed important contacts to service providers engaged in the fields accompanying tax advice.
Tax Partner AG is independent and collaborates with various leading tax law firms globally. In 2005 the firm was a co-founder of Taxand – the world's largest independent organisation of highly qualified tax experts. Taxand currently has more than 2,500 tax advisors and around 550 tax partners from independent member firms in around 50 countries. Tax Partner is the Swiss Taxand member firm.
This firm is a WTS Global member.
We accompany entrepreneurs and companies in all tax matters in the national and international environment. We already have the civil law implementation in mind during the planning phase.
As certified tax experts, we are practitioners with a quality certificate. A special guarantee for quality in tax consulting is experience. We have a great deal of that.
We advise clients on a variety of business law issues at all levels (planning and implementation). Since we are lawyers and tax experts, we have both legal and fiscal aspects in mind. We are used to thinking not only as lawyers, but also as entrepreneurs.
We advise clients in all aspects of private and public binding law, from planning through project development, construction, acquisition, financing and operation, to the sale of real estate.
Our clients have an experienced notary for comprehensive services. As a result of the approval in the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, we can handle all land register transactions in these cantons.
ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein is one of the leading tax law firms in Switzerland. Founded in 1954, we offer national and international clients comprehensive consultancy focusing on Swiss and international tax law.
From high net worth individuals to institutional investors. From the SME to the listed company. From incorporation through to succession planning. From the concept through to implementation and its reproduction in tax returns and tax assessments. We provide personal and individually tailored advice in relation to all aspects of life and business decisions with tax implications.
Our services are based on decades of professional experience and are characterised by recognised specialist expertise. With our avocational engagements as lecturers, specialist authors and judges we each provide our own additional contribution to the development of tax law.
Our strength lies in the interdisciplinary approach to tax law in our team of lawyers and economists. Our experienced team of tax experts carefully attends to your interests in all tax matters.
We serve Swiss and foreign clients related to Swiss and international tax and social security questions. In addition, we provide services in selected areas of Swiss business law (corporation law, commercial law, labor law, immigration law, inheritance law).
Led by Reto Gerber, the Deloitte Switzerland Tax & Legal practice currently numbers approximately 340+ professionals and has won the "Swiss Tax Firm of the Year award" from ITR for the eighth year in a row.
Deloitte Switzerland’s comprehensive range of services of Tax services — including Business Tax, International Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions Tax, Transfer Pricing, Indirect Tax, Tax Management Consulting, Global Employer Services, Private Client Services, Financial Services Tax Advisory — resulted in significant project wins across all industries.
Our integrated approach combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with business and industry knowledge to help clients to excel.
Deloitte Switzerland’s strong collaboration with its Tax, Consulting, Audit, Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory service lines enables it to offer an integrated, innovative and holistic approach, providing highest quality, some of the best solutions possible and added value to its clients.
Altorfer Duss & Beilstein is recommended for its established focus on tax advisory services. The tax team advises firms in various sectors, such as FMCG, mining, technology, sports, and energy. Moreover, the team has extensive experience advising banks, asset managers, and family offices. Services cover all tax areas, including dispute resolution, VAT, and structuring. M&A specialist Pascal Taddei, indirect director Britta Rehfisch, and controversy practitioner Andreas Helbing are key contacts.
The firm coordinated an asset relocation pending tax residency relocation. It also created Special Purpose Vehicles in cross-border context. Separate transfer pricing engagements included benchmarking.
Client feedback
“ADB is pragmatic and street smart in their approach. They are able to think commercially and provide concrete and tangible advises without too much ifs and buts.”
“Street smart and constructive in their approach. Always looking for the solution rather than reiterating on the problem/issue.”
Baker McKenzie is an international law firm with a full-service presence in the Swiss market. It is reputed for its cross-border transactional services. Multi-jurisdictional expertise enables the practice to provide supply-chain reorganisations and post-acquisition integration. Wealth planning, controversy, and ICOs are complementary services for the cryptocurrency sector, alongside capital market, and pharmaceutical focus. Partner Kilian Perroulaz leads the Zurich office. Co-head Hans Koch and counsel Andrea Bolliger are notable practitioners.
The firm represented a technology multinational in a tax inquiry pertaining to corporate income and dividend withholding tax exposure. It also advised PSP Swiss Property on the conversion of its CHF 1.8 billion bond portfolio to green bonds.
Client feedback
“Baker McKenzie (Zurich office) are the leading firm for real estate transactions and tax (notably RE development projects). No other Tier 1 firm comes close to their expertise in deal structuring and tax planning for RE.”
“Can do attitude, but technical based - different to some other advisors who rather rely on the relation between client and tax administration.”
“Understand our business and the legal/tax framework very well. Proactive and to the point.”
Bär & Karrer is an esteemed tax practice with a cross-border orientation. Its team is renowned for exceptional transactional, M&A, and capital market capabilities. Tax litigation, transfer pricing, VAT, and pensions are complementary focus areas. Co-heads Susanne Schreiber and Daniel Bader lead the practice from the Zurich office. Transactions specialist Ruth Bloch-Riemer and structuring expert Daniel U. Lehmann are fellow practitioners.
The firm advised a Swiss subsidiary in litigation against the tax authorities for a logistics company. It also provided structuring for a European investment fund.
Homburger is a coveted international law firm with a pedigree in cross-border transactions, VAT, tax compliance, and disputes. Capital markets, blue-chip companies, and HNWI families are recurrent clients. Tax advisory service lines work collaboratively with financing teams to deliver holistic advice. Leading practitioners include Stefan Oesterhelt, Reto Heuberger, Claudia Suter, and Dieter Grünblatt.
The firm advised a UHNWI entrepreneur as international lead counsel on wealth and succession planning. It also advised on company reorganisation and succession planning in a cross-border context. Transfer pricing engagements included benchmarking, intragroup transactions, and litigation.
Client feedback
“One of the best in the market.”
Lenz & Staehelin is a full-service law firm that is highly recommended for its tax practise. It covers all areas of taxation, such as tax planning, indirect tax, tax disputes, and litigation. It is a stand-alone practice and acts as support for other departments within the firm. Its senior team encompasses practice lead Jean-Blaise Eckert, restructuring specialist Pascal Hinny, and indirect partner Daniel Schafer.
The firm acted as a tax advisor to Drivetek in the sale of shares to BorgWarner. It also advised Chequers Capital and its co-investors on the acquisition of the Riri Group and subsequent add-on transactions.
Client feedback
“Lenz & Staehelin has an excellent technical level, very pragmatic approach and well explain issues and solutions.”
“Availability and professionalism.”
Loyens & Loeff is recommended for its tax legal services, provided by a team of lawyers and tax advisers. The firm has offices in Brussels, Zurich and Luxembourg and representatives across America, East Asia, and Europe. The team focuses on international tax, transactions, private client, real estate, and transfer pricing. Key contacts are partners Beat Baumgartner and Fabian Sutter.
The firm advised the North American Private Equity Group on the reconfiguration of its European holding structure with Swiss and Benelux subsidiaries. It also acted for a European chemicals group on efficient structuring, pertaining to management incentive planning.
Associates Seraina Graf, Selina Many and Pascal Hammerer joined the firm in 2022.
Client feedback
“Beat Baumgartner is incredibly responsive, extremely knowledgeable and approaches tax issues with a creative mindset, but always mindful of the client's business and commercial objectives. Selina Many is also an impressive tax attorney.”
“Technical expert with excellent knowledge of our business.”
“Extremely knowledgeable, strong pragmatism, very well organised and effective results. Team at personal level were outstanding, down to earth and always willing to help.”
“Responsiveness and high technical quality.”
“Expertise in the cross-border M&A, experiences working with companies based in Canada with foreign operations. Loyens' tax and corporate groups working collaboratively on our file, one single point of contact is also very appreciated as that organize the flow of information back and forth more efficiently. responsive and flexible to accompany client's ask. always have the right personnel and continuity on our file.”
“Very professional, involved, and creative.”
“They are extremely knowledgeable about Swiss tax and how to work the tax authorities at the cantonal level.”
“Tax knowledge, easy access, provide high quality services, proactive.”
“They are reactive, creative, they think outside of the box, always within the boundaries of what is acceptable not only from a regulatory perspective but also taking into account public perception.”