Switzerland
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
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Christoph Rechsteiner
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance, Switzerland
- Phone+41 44 254 99 79
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Work Department
Relocation | Migration Blockchain | DLT | FinTech Digital Tax Individual Tax Inheritance Law | Succession Real Estate Taxation International Tax Law Tax Reform (TRAF) Tax Controversy Tax Accounting & Reporting Tax Governance Transactions | M&A Corporate Tax
Position
- Domestic and international corporate tax law
- International tax planning, with focus on value chain management (VCM), IP and financing
- Relocations, migrations and transfers of assets and functions inbound as well as outbound
- Negotiation of advance tax rulings with cantonal and federal tax authorities
- Appeal proceedings and representation in complex tax audits
- Acquisitions and restructurings of privately held and publicly listed companies (M&A, due diligence, integration, contractual clauses, succession planning)
- Real estate companies, real estate transactions as well as asset swaps (capital gain tax, real estate transfer tax)
- Advice for business owners, family offices and high networth individuals (HNI) in tax matters
- Assistance of employers and employees with regard to international assignments and tax assessment of employee stock option plans
- Estate and gift tax planning
- Year-end tax planning from a tax point of view and calculation of the tax provisions according to IFRS and local GAAP (current and deferred taxes)
- Tax compliance (tax returns, monitoring of deadlines, documentation requirements)
Career
Christoph Rechsteiner has over 25 years of experience in providing tax advice to individuals, medium-sized companies, their owners and family offices.
He also assists employers and employees with cross-border assignments, drafting of employee stock ownership plans, expense and home office regulations, and withholding taxes.
His expertise covers all key areas of taxation for individuals, including tax-optimized real estate investments, family business succession, estate planning, foundation and trust structures, lump-sum taxation and wealth planning.
Christoph Rechsteiner is an experienced negotiator of rulings and tax revisions. He regularly lectures and publishes on current tax topics.
Languages
German
English
Memberships
EXPERTsuisse
Swiss Branch International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
2000
Certified tax expert
1996
Certified Fiduciary (Treuhänder mit eidg. Fachausweis