The Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) on 22nd August 2018. The dispatch was submitted to Parliament.
Switzerland signed the BEPS convention on 7 June 2017. The convention was approved by a majority in the subsequent consultation. The tax treaty related BEPS minimum standards can be agreed by means of the BEPS convention or, alternatively, via bilateral DTA amendments.
The dispatch concerning a protocol of amendment to the DTA with the United Kingdom was also adopted by the Federal Council on 22nd August 2018.
