Switzerland clarifies procedure for recovery of interest paid

Switzerland and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations on a modernised free trade agreement, Swiss President Guy Parmelin and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle announced during a meeting in Bern on 13 July. The

Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance announced on 27 June 2026 that Malaysia and Switzerland have completed the second round of negotiations to amend the 1974 tax treaty, held from 22 to 25 June 2026. The negotiation is aimed at modernising their

Switzerland's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that will allow an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) rates from 2028 to help finance the country's newly introduced 13th monthly pension payment under the Old-Age and Survivors'

Switzerland has completed the domestic steps required for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) to take effect for its covered tax treaty with Argentina, according to

The European Union's Faster and Safer Tax Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (FASTER) directive establishes streamlined withholding tax relief procedures that expose significant gaps in Switzerland's current system. While EU member states prepare

Switzerland and Finland have moved forward with updating their longstanding tax agreement, with the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance announcing the signing of an amending protocol to their 1991 income and capital tax treaty on 28