February 5, 2020

The abolishment of holding company status: Measures to mitigate the tax burden

On January 1 2020, the corporate tax reform entered into force. The Swiss cantons have some margin of discretion in the implementation of the legislation. Differing cantonal pecularities and characteristics are, hence, to be expected. With the enactment of the corporate tax reform, the cantonal tax privileges for holding, domicile and mixed companies were abolished. […]

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Married Women on the Island of Jersey Win Control of Their Taxes

LONDON — Lawmakers on the island of Jersey have approved scrapping a decades-old law that prevented married women from talking to the tax authorities without the permission of their husband or filing taxes under their own names, a mechanism described by a local senator as “archaic.” Jersey, a small island in the English Channel a

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Questions raised on LIC float, removal of tax exemptions

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS): Questions are being raised whether the government made a mistake in announcing the mega IPO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and in the same Budget, created an alternate tax regime in which tax exemptions under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act will be withdrawn. In a note, foreign brokerage Jefferies

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How to Avoid the Secure Act’s Long-Term Tax Traps

Welcome to Hidden Value, the column where Joe Elsasser, CFP, addresses common financial planning issues with insights advisors and their clients may not have considered. Many Americans have started to adjust to changes brought on by the sweeping tax overhaul enacted in 2017. However, new changes introduced by the recent Setting Every Community Up for

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Guest Column: Planning to Save Taxes

Good tax planning is an art that few seem to be able to master. Unfortunately, we live in an unstable tax environment. Our government seeks to create economic growth, stability and enhanced income but constantly changing tax policy works against all of these goals. Effective tax planning is essential for anyone wishing to build wealth and every business

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