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GTRegs – Grant Thornton Regulatory Monitoring Tool Regulatory & Compliance Financial Services

GTRegs is a regulatory monitoring tool for the Swiss financial market. It supports board members, executives, risk and compliance officers at regulated financial institutions in systematically classifying regulatory developments.

| Less than a minute | 02 Feb 2026

Change of CEO at Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein

On 1 January 2026, Egon Hutter will take over the role of CEO from Erich Bucher, who is leaving the company for retirement.

Less than a minute | 17 Nov 2025

Tax Aspects of Financial Restructurings Tax

Circular No. 32a of the Federal Tax Administration (FTA), published on January 20, 2025, deals with the tax treatment of restructuring measures for corporations and cooperatives.

| 2 min read | 05 Sep 2025

MWST Health Check Tax

MWST Health Check

04 Jan 2016

Tax Alert Tax

Tax Alert, January 2016

04 Jan 2016

Swiss Tax System and Planning Opportunities Tax

Located at the heart of Europe, Switzerland is an attractive country to take up residence and employment. Its high standard of living, its legal and political stability, a well-developed infrastructure and a very low taxation regime with a broad double tax treaty network offer an attractive environment for employment and business opportunities. The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide a short overview of the Swiss tax system for individuals and a presentation of selected tax related planning opportunities.

01 Jan 2016