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Question 1

Under the Swiss Federal Direct Tax Act (Art. 69 & 70 DBG), how is the Participation Relief (Beteiligungsabzug) calculated on corporate profit tax?

The corporate profit tax calculated on total taxable net profit is reduced by the ratio of Net Participation Income (Nettoertrag aus Beteiligungen) to Total Net Taxable Profit (Gesamtreingewinn) Dividends are completely excluded from gross revenue prior to computing taxable profit A flat tax deduction of 35% is applied against taxable profit Participation relief is granted only if the parent company owns 100% of the subsidiary for at least 10 years

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The corporate profit tax calculated on total taxable net profit is reduced by the ratio of Net Participation Income (Nettoertrag aus Beteiligungen) to Total Net Taxable Profit (Gesamtreingewinn)

Question 2

Under Art. 70 Para. 4 lit. b DBG, what additional conditions must be met for a Capital Gain (Kapitalgewinn) on the sale of a qualifying participation to be eligible for Participation Relief?

The participation sold must represent at least 10% of the nominal share capital (or 10% of profit/reserves) AND must have been held by the selling company for a minimum holding period of at least one year The participation must have been held for at least 10 years and sold at cost The buyer must be a Swiss sovereign entity Capital gains on share sales are never eligible for participation relief under federal tax law

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Question 3

In Swiss corporate tax law, how is 'Recovery of Prior Depreciation' (Wiedereinbringung früherer Abschreibungen / Art. 70 Para. 4 lit. a DBG) treated when calculating participation relief on the sale of a participation?

Any realized gain that merely reverses past tax-effective depreciations/write-downs on the participation (bringing book value back up to historical investment cost / Gestehungskosten) is NOT eligible for participation relief and is fully subject to corporate profit tax Recovered depreciations are granted a 100% tax credit Recovered write-downs are taxed at the flat reduced rate of 2.0% Past depreciations are ignored completely

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Question 4

Under the Swiss Federal Act on the Harmonisation of Direct Taxes (Art. 25a StHG / TRAF - Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing), what is the Patent Box (Patentbox) regime and what is its maximum statutory tax relief?

Net profits derived from qualifying Swiss and foreign patents and comparable rights (calculated using the OECD nexus approach) are taxed at a reduced rate at the cantonal level, with a mandatory statutory maximum cantonal profit tax reduction capped at 90% A complete 100% tax exemption for all technology companies for 20 years A tax deduction for purchasing cardboard shipping boxes A federal income tax exemption for software engineers

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Question 5

Under Art. 25b StHG (TRAF), what is the Super-Deduction for Research and Development (F&E-Sonderabzug) that cantons may optionally grant to corporations?

An additional tax deduction of up to 50% on qualifying domestic R&D personnel costs (plus a 35% overhead surcharge) and qualifying third-party Swiss contract research costs (up to 80% of invoiced amount) A 200% tax deduction on all foreign travel expenses A complete waiver of corporate capital taxes A cash grant paid directly by the Swiss National Bank

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