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Stephan Baumann
Zurich
Partner - Tax

Dr. Stephan Baumann

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Stephan Baumann is Head of the Service Line Tax of Grant Thornton Switzerland.

Professional experience

Stephan Baumann has over 20 years’ experience in tax consulting, including 12 years as a tax partner and leader international tax for a Big-4 in Switzerland. He joined Grant Thornton end of 2012.

Stephan developed and ran the Swiss Tax Desk in San Francisco and New York. Stephan focuses on international corporate tax with a special interest in the mobile income area and international corporate reorganizations.

He has successfully advised on and carried out numerous projects relating to cross-border trading, intellectual property, finance and other corporate tax structures and reorganizations. Main clients are U.S. and Eastern Europe privately-owned and publicly traded companies with nexus to Switzerland.

Professional qualifications and memberships

Dr. Baumann holds a PhD in Economics and is a Swiss certified tax expert. He is a member of EXPERTsuisse and of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce.

Languages

In addition to his mother tongue German, Stephan is fluent in English.

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Qualifications
  • PhD in Economics
  • Swiss certified tax expert
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Public Vote decides against Abolition of Issuance Stamp Tax
TAX Public Vote decides against Abolition of Issuance Stamp Tax
In a public vote February 13, 2022 a change of current stamp tax law was disapproved with the result that the 1% stamp tax as levied on the issuance of equity of Swiss corporate entities stays in place. Other stamp duties were not being voted on, such as the securities transfer tax, a transaction tax on the sale or purchase of certain securities, as well as the insurance stamp tax, both of which will remain in existence as well.
14 Feb 2022
OECD Minimum taxation - Implementation in Switzerland
TAX OECD Minimum taxation - Implementation in Switzerland
Mid January 2022 the Swiss Federal Council decided on the basic implementation procedures that will ensure a minimum tax rate of 15% for Swiss based companies that are part of a large multinational enterprise. In essence, first a temporary tax ordinance will be issued, followed by a regular legislation process. The approach with a temporary tax ordinance is seemed to be necessary as legislative processes may take considerable time that stands in contrast with the ambitious timetable as set by OECD on the entry into force of Pillar Two. Even though a temporary tax ordinance is the anticipated way of implementation, an amendment of Switzerland’s constitution, and as such a public vote, will be necessary. The public vote, under the current timetable, is set for June 2023. Current goal is an implementation of the minimum tax for in-scope companies by January 1, 2024.
01 Feb 2022
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The number of start-ups continues to rise. When it comes to innovation, Switzerland is a world leader thanks to its renowned universities. The entire innovation process, from the initial idea through to the launch of a marketable product or service, is often a rocky road on which hurdles from the most diverse subject areas have to be overcome. With Grant Thornton as your start-up partner, you benefit from our valuable experience and expertise from day one.
22 Dec 2021
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