Etienne Junod, Attorney at Law and Swiss Certified Tax Expert (of counsel)

Current activities

• Supporting companies in setting up or restructuring (transformations, mergers, spin-offs, joint-ventures, holding structures, reorganization)
• Legal and tax support in the purchase and sale of companies as well as company succession planning
• Setting up and reviewing employee share and options plans
• Advising companies sending expatriate employees to Switzerland
• Advice about VAT (risk analysis, optimising structures and flow of goods, support during controls by the Federal Tax Authorities)
• Legal advice for private individuals (pension planning, optimisation of succession planning, optimisation in case of change of residence, asset management) corporations
• Representation in tax procedures in front of the tax administration and fiscal court (complaints and appeals)
• Legal opinion
• Company administration

Additional activities

• Member of the tax appeals commission of Canton Berne (specialist judge)
• Member of various administration boards

Professional Organisations

• EXPERTsuisse (Swiss Institute of Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants)
• Swiss Fiduciary Association/Fiduciaire Suisse/Treuhand Suisse (member of the Fiscal Institute)
• Swiss Association of Qualified Tax Experts (SVDS/ASEFID)
• The Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF)
• BEWEST (Bernese further training  for tax experts, committee member)
• Member of the examination board for certified tax experts