realtax - Your taxes, our expertise.

Your partner for clear solutions.

At realtax, you as our client are at the center of everything we do. Our tax advisory services are characterized by the highest professional quality, goal-oriented and pragmatic solutions as well as personal commitment. Together as a well-coordinated team, we work efficiently and offer you attractive fees.

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The history of realtax began in 2000 with the collaboration of the founding partners at EY and several years of work by almost the entire team at the law firm Wenger Plattner. This well-founded expertise characterizes our actions and ensures that we can competently and successfully handle your individual concerns.

Our independence is our greatest asset - we act exclusively in your interests. For supplementary services such as contract and corporate law or accounting, we rely on a proven network of experts whom we know ourselves and who share our values. If required, we can put together a tailor-made team for you from our partner companies. However, we are also happy to work with your preferred specialists. Our flexibility guarantees that you always receive the best support.

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Competencies

realtax is a team of qualified and experienced tax experts. We advise individuals and legal entities in all areas of taxation.

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From simple tax returns to complex national or international tax planning, cost efficiency and unconditional quality standards are our top priorities. We are particularly strong in real estate tax law, where our many years of experience and specialized expertise come to the fore and we are among the best in the field.

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With realtax, you have a partner who will accompany your tax concerns with commitment and vision.

Further competencies

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Real estate tax law

Advice and support in the structuring of acquisitions and sales (e.g. asset deal / share deal in real estate transactions)
Support in due diligence and offer processes
Determination of the deferred tax burden and support in determining the purchase price, taking into account
Obtaining tax rulings
Preparation of declarations and optimization of real estate gains and property transfer taxes, including corresponding negotiations with tax authorities

Year-end support

Determination of current tax provisions
Calculation of deferred taxes for Swiss GAAP FER or IFRS annual and interim financial statements
Preparation of inter-cantonal and inter-municipal tax separations

Tax advice for companies

Examination of tax optimization options
Support in the structuring of reorganizations and restructurings, acquisitions
Presentation of the advantages and disadvantages of the individual structuring options for specific national or international acquisitions
Recording of any restrictions on disposal and blocking periods in connection with contributions in kind
Obtaining tax rulings as well as declaring reserves from capital contributions, issue and sales taxes, VAT, etc.
Transaction-related information and contact person for the tax authorities

Tax advice for private individuals

Analysis of the income and wealth tax situation
Assistance with succession planning for family businesses

Value added tax advice

Review or calculation of personal consumption tax and capital gains tax due to changes of use in the case of mixed use
Support in connection with VAT issues relating to the acquisition and sale of companies or parts of companies, in particular real estate
Supervision of construction projects from a VAT perspective
Assistance with VAT reporting procedures
Calculation of the applicable input tax deduction rate for mixed use
Review of quarterly VAT statements
Review of the annual sales reconciliation
Preparation of corrective invoices (if necessary)

Tax compliance

Tax returns
Audit of tax invoices
Withholding tax and sales tax declarations

Tax advice that works.

We are known for our precise analyses and creative solutions, which we also successfully defend before the appellate courts. In most cases, however, we succeed in negotiating optimal solutions for our clients during the assessment procedure.

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Our many years of experience and our established network as well as our reputation with various tax authorities help us to represent your interests in the best possible way.

Team

Urs Schüpfer

Swiss Certified Accountant

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

urs.schuepfer@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 42

Sereina Mader

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

MLaw

sereina.mader@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 43

Michel Howald

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

Fiduciary with federal certificate

michel.howald@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 44

Marlis Müller

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

MAS FH in MWST / VAT / LL.M. VAT

marlis.mueller@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 47

Stefan Vonwyl

Education to Swiss Certified Tax Expert

stefan.vonwyl@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 49

Michèle Wiedmer

Education to Swiss Certified Tax Expert

michele.wiedmer@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 48

Florian Dätwyler

Tax clerk

florian.daetwyler@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 40

Simone Imarhiagbe

Assistant

simone.imarhiagbe@realtax.ch

+41 58 510 04 40

Publications

Qualifikation juristischer Personen als gewerbsmässige Liegenschaftenhändler

Das Bundesgericht setzt neue Akzente

Sereina Mader, Urs Schüpfer & Stefan Vonwyl, in: EXPERT FOCUS 4/2022

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Diverse Publikationen zum Immobiliensteuerrecht

z.B. Quasifusion von Immobiliengesellschaften, Verlustverrechnung bei Immobiliengesellschaften, Einlage von Immobilien durch Vorsorgeeinrichtungen in Anlagestiftungen) und zum allgemeinen Unternehmenssteuerrecht (inklusive Transferpreise)

Urs Schüpfer, bei: Ernst & Young AG

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