Es ist Sommer. Endlich. Zumindest gemäss Kalender. Temperaturmässig ist der Sommer dieses Jahr in Europa geizig. Es regnet nicht immer wieder mal, sondern zu viel und viel zu oft. Es ist kalt und überhaupt, ein anständiger Sommer sieht anders aus.
Seit 2005 gibt es bei uns jedes Jahr ein Quartierfest. In unserer Sackgasse werden Bänke, Tische und Grills aufgestellt. Wir essen und trinken gemeinsam und Read More »
The Russian Duma has adopted changes to the VAT Chapter of the Russian Tax Code. The amendments should come into force as from 1 January 2013.
This means that VAT exemptions will become significantly wider. Under the current legislation VAT exemptions are quite limited to the trade with securities and core banking and insurance services.Read More »
I am on Kos. In Zurich it’s raining and cold. The weather is not worthy of the summer. Here in Kos it’s just marvellous. Sun, wind and sea. I am very well. Actually I am fantastic. That’s how relaxing summer holidays should be.
I am sailing a catamaran. It consists of two skids and two sails. I am hanging in my trapeze and race against wind and waves. It is a thrill of speed. Read More »
Ich bin auf Kos. In Zürich regnet es und ist kalt. Ein dem Sommer unwürdiges Wetter. Hier auf Kos ist es einfach nur herrlich. Sonne, Wind, Meer. Es geht mir so gut. Es geht mir prächtig. So sehen entspannte Sommerferien aus.
Ich fahre einen Katamaran. Dieser besteht aus zwei Kufen und zwei Segeln. Read More »
Earlier today China time, the State Council of the PRC announced that the VAT Pilot Program would be implemented in another 10 provinces and cities in China (namely Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong, Xiamen and Shenzhen) over the period from 1st of August through the end of 2012. It is not explicit from today’s announcement when the program will be specifically implemented in Read More »
My mother wants to be informed on what her grandchildren and I are doing. Almost everything is of importance and of interest. I call her twice a week in order to find out how she is, whether the plants are growing and to report on what is going on in our lives.Read More »
Meine Mutter will informiert werden, was ich und alle ihre Grosskinder so machen. Von Bedeutung und Interesse ist so ziemlich alles. Ich rufe sie zwei Mal die Woche an, um zu erfahren wie es ihr geht, ob die Pflanzen gedeihen und um zu berichten, was bei uns so alles passiert.Read More »
Italy intends to increase the standard rate from 21% to 23% and the reduced rate from 10% to 12% as of July 1, 2013. The plan is however that this should be temporary increase only and the VAT rate should decline to 22% as from January 1, 2014 again.
The Swiss Federation has announced that the Treaty with Malta is in force and should be effective as of 1 January 2013.
My Sunday started disastrously. The hail storm over Zurich had destroyed all plants in my garden (see blog A usual Sunday). In order to emotionally recover from the traumatic view of by garden buried under hailstones, I went with my youngest (5 years old) to Basel.Read More »
PwC Switzerland ITX
Michaela Merz 