Swiss employers may have to pay French social charges According to a European ruling which entered into force in 2012, Swiss employers may find themselves paying French social charges on their employees’ salaries – backdated to 2012! Although in force since 2012, the French authorities have only recently started to enforce it by approaching Swiss […]
New Swiss salary thresholds in 2016 From January 1st 2016, the amount of Swiss salaries subject to unemployment insurance and compulsory accident insurance will go up from CHF 126’000 p.a. (or CHF 10’500 per month to CHF 148’200 (or CHF 12’350 per month). Anyone with an annual salary between CHF 126’000 and CHF 148’200 will […]
Swiss law tightens around bearer shares July 1st 2015 – the so-called GAFI law comes into effect. The Swiss parliamentar group on financial action (GAFI) have been deliberating for some time on how to tighten the noose around money-laundering. Their new law will have the following effect on holders of bearer shares: – Holders of […]
French authorities tighten regulations for private use of company cars The French authorities have issued a regulation in May 2015 prohibiting the private use of Swiss company cars in France for French residents. The only exception is for the journey from home to work by the employee, and then only if they have a signed […]
Complete your details on our extension request form. We will let you know what can be done, and formally put in the extension request for you. Normal Geneva deadline for individuals: 31st March – extendable to 31st August Normal Vaud deadline for individuals: – extendable to 15th September Other cantons: we can assist you with extending your […]
Following a case in the US federal court, the IRS has issued a revenue ruling which states that for federal tax purposes, the terms “spouse”, “husband ans wife”, “husband” and “wife” include individuals married to another person of the same sex if they are lawfully married under state law. Similarly, the term “marriage” includes marriage […]
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) aims to fund the provision of healthcare to all US citizens partly via a 3.8% surtax on net investment income. However it will only apply to taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds ($200k for singles, $250k for married filing jointly, $125k for married filing separately). The foreign […]