SGS: Regional Indirect Tax Manager 100%

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SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,400 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

Working as a core member of our Group Finance team, you will manage and support the digitization of our tax reporting, e-invoicing and e-accounting systems. Partnering with our local and corporate IT and Finance teams, you will lead digital taxation projects across SGS’s European affiliates.

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Values

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My grandparents lived with the same furniture all their lives. Almost all the pieces were made of wood and they could certainly be used for a few more decades, but nobody wanted them. After they died, we all had to dispose of the old furniture.

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Werte

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Meine Grosseltern haben ein Leben lang mit den gleichen Möbeln gelebt. Fast alle Stücke waren aus Holz und man konnte sie sicher noch ein paar Jahrzehnte gebrauchen, aber niemand wollte sie. Nach ihrem Tod mussten wir alle die alten Möbel entsorgen.

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CJEU – Poland – Penalties for inaccurate tax settlement must be proportional to the infringement

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On April 15, 2021 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment in favor of the taxpayers (no. C-935/19). CJEU stated that Polish regulations concerning the possibility of imposing additional VAT sanctions in the amount of 20% by tax authorities are inconsistent with the provisions of the VAT Directive to the extent to which those provisions are applicable, regardless of the circumstances under which the irregularities were detected.

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Fischer Ramp Buchmann: Tax Lawyer

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Fischer Ramp Buchmann is a young, ambitious law firm in Zurich with a focus on private clients and their companies.

In a short time, the firm has established itself among the leading names in the market.

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The story of Stella – The Mystery

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Stella has 13-year-old identical twins. For a long time it was not easy to tell the boys apart. It was only recently that it became obvious from their appearance and the way they dress that although they look almost identical, their characters are very different. Stella is married to David and he is a scientist who fulfils all the stereotypes of scientists. On top of that, David is mildly autistic. If he hadn’t had Stella, he would probably have starved to death. When he is researching, he forgets the whole world around him and hunger as a feeling disappears by itself after a few hours.

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Die Geschichte von Stella – Das Mysterium

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Stella hat 13-jährige eineiige Zwillinge. Es war eine lange Zeit nicht einfach die Jungs auseinander zu halten. Erst vor kurzem wurde anhand von ihrem Äusseren und der Art wie sie sich kleiden offensichtlich, dass obwohl sie optisch fast identisch aussehen, die Charakteren sehr unterschiedlich sind. Stella ist mit David verheiratet und er ist ein Wissenschaftler, der alle Stereotypen der Wissenschaftler erfüllt. Dazu noch ist David ein leichter Autist. Hätte er Stella nicht gehabt, wäre er wahrscheinlich verhungert. Wenn er forscht vergiss er nämlich die ganze Welt um sich und Hunger als Gefühl verschwindet von selbst nach ein paar Stunden.

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Hungary – VAT obligations of foreign businesses

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The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration issued a guide on the VAT liability of foreign companies in Hungary. Please see below the extract.

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Novartis: Tax Manager M&A (80-100%) in Basel, Switzerland

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Job Description

Over USD 70 billion in transactions since 2018! Our work enables Novartis to implement its strategy to build a leading, focused medicines company powered by advanced therapy platforms and data science.

The Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Tax Manager supports the Head of M&A Tax in all transactions of the Novartis Group. M&A Tax advices on the deal design and structure, assesses tax implications and supports in the execution and implementation of the transaction.

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An organised crime

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In times of Corona, the little things of the past have become the big desires of the present. I don’t dream of visiting the Great Wall of China, but of being able to sit in a caffè and drink a latte macchiato. The fact that I can drink the same latte macchiato at home doesn’t diminish the longing one bit. On the contrary, it makes it grow every day. I try to remember the last time I ate out and realise that it was last year. The desires become smaller but their fulfilment more difficult, or even almost hopeless.

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