Many of our clients have been asking for, or are concerned about, the impact of COVID-19 on their Swiss pension funds. In our view, other than some tactical asset allocation decisions, there’s no need for panic.
The short-term will bring some pain through investment returns and lower interest rates, but the challenge for Swiss pension funds remains one for the long-term.
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I feel like many of us: I often say I will learn something new or refresh my knowledge about something that I used to know a lot about.
Mir geht es wie vielen anderen Leuten: Ich nehme mir oft vor, etwas Neues zu lernen oder etwas, worüber ich einmal viel wusste, wieder aufzufrischen. Oft scheitert es aber daran, dass mir die Zeit oder Möglichkeit fehlt.
Update in connection with customs measures implemented by the Spanish government regarding COVID-19 (31 March 2020):
All those submitting VAT monthly returns – including those who do not have a monthly refund authorisation and who are not considered to be ‘starter’ either – will be able to benefit from an accelerated refund of the VAT credit on their current account (with effect from 31 March 2020) under the conditions set out below.
On 26 March 2020, Advocate General Bobek delivered its opinion in case C‑835/18 (SC Terracult SRL), assessing that a taxpayer is allowed to correct invoices for transactions already subject to a tax audit, under certain conditions.
Der Bund hat die Kurzarbeit ausgeweitet, Selbständig Erwerbende können unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen Erwerbsausfälle geltend machen und Unternehmen kommen einfacher zu sofort benötigter Liquidität.
I would like to invite you to our next webinar “PwC webinar – “Sourcing and manufacturing without side effects!” which will be held on 31 March 2020 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm and on 1 April 2020 from 9.00 am to 10.00 am.
Information alert regarding supporting measures for tax- and payroll during an emergency situation
The Latvian government has already adopted measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, with procedures in place for financing those measures. A new law on measures to prevent and overcome the national threat and its consequences due to the spread of COVID-19 came into force on 22 March (the “COVID-19 Act”). To address the consequences of COVID-19, a number of amendments have been made to the Commercial Code, the Commercial Pledge Act, the Disability Act, the Maternity and Sickness Insurance Act, the Social Services and Assistance Act, and the Riga Council Dismissal Act.
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Michaela Merz 