Trusts Taxation in Switzerland CLE

On February 26 , 2008, Financial Events International will sponsor a CLE entitled Trusts Taxation in Switzerland in Geneva.

Among the key topics that will be fully analysed are:

• Switzerland as a jurisdiction of choice for trusts administration:
  • Confidentiality, know-how and reputation of the Swiss financial centres: a reasonable regulatory approach preventing the risk of over-regulation currently threatening some offshore jurisdictions
  • Switzerland as a “complete” financial centre offering some potential synergies among different branches in the industry (asset management, investment advise, custody, etc as long as fiduciary services)
  • The situation for the tax-payer before and after the law
• Will The Hague Convention usher into a domestic market for trusts in Switzerland?
  • Any lessons to be learned from Italy’s “trusts interni” approach and Malta’s inclusion of trusts in its civil law system?
  • The alternative situation of San Marino, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg: trusts markets for foreign clients only
  • Taxation of domestic trusts in the light of the Italian Circular 48/E and the Swiss CSI Circular 30
• Tax treatment of trusts
  • A clear framework needed, at least for “foreign” trusts.
  • Comparison with other civil law countries recognising trusts or otherwise coping with them ( Italy, France, Austria)
  • Possession of real estate in Switzerland by a trust
• The limits of the new Law
• The importance of trusts for Swiss family offices
• Trusts Swiss Real Estate Holding