I woke up and got out of bed up. It was still dark. I dressed myself and off I went. The lake was calm and the daylight began to dilute the darkness. I pushed my canoe into the water, very careful not to get myself wet. Then I dipped the paddle into the water and headed in the direction of the sunrise. It was quiet; only occasionally did I hear birdcalls. The lake and the banks were deserted.Read More »
Author: Michaela Merz
Romania – Decrease of the VAT rate from 24% to 20% as from 1 of January 2016
Romania decided to decrease the standard VAT rate from 24% to 20% with effect from 1 January 2016 and to 19% with effect from 1 January 2017. Also, the 9% reduced VAT rate previously applied will decrease to 5% VAT for the supply of school manuals, books, newspapers and some magazines, as well as for the supply of services consisting in the allowance of access to castles, museums, cinemas. The reduced rate of 5% VAT will also be applied for access to sportive events.
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Swimming in a crowd – a late summer in Zurich
I grew up in Prague during communism. During that time, one feature of this city of more than a million inhabitants was its near complete evacuation every weekend. All my friends escaped to either a small vacation house, summer cottage or holiday villa. Most social life took place in small villages. On Fridays, the cars would be loaded up, a weekend of parties and dance evenings would follow, and on Sunday, the traffic column would move back in the direction of the capital. Read More »
Bad in der Menge – Zürich in Spätsommer
Ich wuchs im kommunistischen Prag auf. Das Merkmal der Millionenstadt war seine fast komplette Entleerung jedes Wochenende. Alle meine Kollegen sind entflogen in Richtung Ferien Häuschen, Ferienhaus oder Ferienvilla. Das gesellschaftliche Leben hat sich in kleinen Dörfern abgespielt. Am Freitag wurde alles angekarrt, die Partys und Tanzabende stiegen und am Sonntag bewegte sich die Kolonne wieder Richtung Hauptstadt.Read More »
Switzerland – Electronic filling of VAT declaration – instruction
Please find below instruction published by the Swiss Tax Administration how to be electronically compliant (in German only)
Event 23 September 2015: Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain – The Start of a Revolution?
Don`t miss the event in Zurich about:
The cryptocurrency «Bitcoin» generated a lot of positive and negative headlines in the media. Kicking off the discussion on the long-term capabilities of digital currencies and their impact.
Find all information about the upcoming event HERE
Toll manufacturing creates a fixed establishment in Poland
A Polish court (i.e. the Administrative Court of Warsaw) ruled in one of its recent judgments toll manufacturing to create a fixed establishment for VAT in Poland.
Background
A Finnish manufacturer of boats intended to extend its business activities to Poland. Before it started conducting business in Poland, it applied for a ruling to the Polish Ministry of Finance. Read More »
Tante Martha
I am privileged. The people I work with, are too. We have an exciting, challenging job. We deal with things which maybe in one months will be on the title page of the business journal as business event of the month. We are surrounded by highly motivated, clever, experienced people, where the entire knowledge about business can be collected with a simple phone call. We are encouraged, trained, made sought-after specialists. At the same time the team has a strong team spirit, is helping and supporting each other, if things get difficult.Read More »
Tante Martha
Ich bin privilegiert. Die Leute, die mit mir zusammenarbeiten, sind es ebenfalls. Wir haben eine spannende, herausfordernde Arbeit. Wir beschäftigen uns mit Sachen, die vielleicht in einem Monat als Wirtschaftsereignis des Monats auf dem Titelblatt der Wirtschaftszeitung stehen. Wir sind umgeben von hochmotivierten, klugen, erfahrenen Leuten, bei denen man das gesamte Wissen über Wirtschaft mit einem einfachen Telefonat abholen kann. Wir werden gefördert, weitergebildet, zu gefragten Spezialisten gemacht. Gleichzeitig hat das Team einen starken Zusammenhalt, hilft sich gegenseitig und steht einem bei, wenn es mal schwierig wird.Read More »
PwC Tax Technology Fair 2015 – 15 of September – Tax function of the future
Managing risk is the objective of each and every company. Managing risk cost efficiently is the wish of every company. There are different approaches beginning on quite low level, mechanic approaches using spot checks and control frameworks monitored by Excel spreadsheets. Read More »
Michaela Merz 