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How should taxpayers prepare for the UK-Swiss Confederation Tax Cooperation Agreement?

Published on: 06 November 2012

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • How will this agreement affect taxpayers?
  • To what extent is the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) a suitable alternative?
  • What are the disclosure requirements of the Swiss agreement?
  • Is there any aspect of the agreement which is open to challenge?
  • How complicated is the calculation?
  • Is the agreement likely to change tax planning?
  • Does this indicate a shift in the global approach to offshore assets?
  • What should lawyers do next?

Article summary

Private Client analysis: With the UK-Swiss Confederation Tax Cooperation Agreement due to come into effect on 1 January 2013, John Cassidy, tax investigation partner at business adviser PKF, discusses the practical issues for account-holders, and highlights the remaining uncertainties.

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