Digital economy taxation
Taxation of the profits of international companies needs to be adapted to the digital economy. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is working on proposals in this regard. Switzerland is also involved.
Press releases on the topic
Switzerland at 2025 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings and G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Washington
President Karin Keller-Sutter and Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin will attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Washington from 23 to 25 April 2025. A meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will also take place during the Spring Meetings. The Swiss delegation, which also includes representatives of the Swiss National Bank, will additionally use the event for bilateral talks.
President Karin Keller-Sutter to attend meeting of EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council
On 11 April 2025, Karin Keller-Sutter, President of the Swiss Confederation, will attend the informal meeting of the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Warsaw. The purpose of the meeting is to promote European exchanges on international financial and tax issues.
Federal Council initiates consultation on changing the FATCA model
During its meeting on 7 March 2025, the Federal Council opened the consultation on a new FATCA Agreement. In the future, Switzerland should no longer provide information on financial accounts to the United States on a unilateral basis, but instead also receive information from the United States as part of an automatic exchange of information. The consultation lasts until 14 June 2025.
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