#  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

![Box Etienne](https://www.omnitax.ch/images/Photos/portraits/Box-Etienne.jpg)

Languages

- French / German (bilingual)
- English

**Career**

 | 1991 | Qualified as an Attorney at Law (Bern University) |
|---|---|
| 1991 - 2003 | Tax advisor in national and international tax law in an auditing and consultancy firm («Big Four»), lastly as director |
| 1996 | Swiss Certified Tax Consultant |
| 2003 - 2005 | Head of group taxation for an international stock-exchange listed company located by Lake Geneva |
| 2005 - 2021 | Partner at Omnitax AG, Business and Tax Law |
| 2022 | Owner and director at JUNOD TAX (of counsel) |

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