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THE REFORM OF COMPANY LAW AND THE NEW OBLIGATION TO SUPERVISE SOLVENCY (ART. 725 CO)

On January 1, 2023, the regulatory package will enter into force which constitutes the third major revision of company law, after those that occurred in 1936 and 1992, respectively after a legislative process that …

SMART WORKING AND FRONTIER WORKERS: WHAT RISKS?

The COVID-19 friendly agreement signed in June 2020 between Switzerland and Italy on the topic of smart working, i.e. (tele)working from the home of the frontier worker will expire …

SWITZERLAND-ITALY AGREEMENT ON FRONTER COMMERCIALS: QUO VADIS?

The recent meeting in Bern between representatives of the two countries has given new impetus to speculation about the entry into force of the new text of the Agreement. In …

News of Italian taxation – foreign source dividends and deductibility of foreign taxes

The tax section of the Italian Court of Cassation has sanctioned in the very recent sentence of 1. September 2022 n. 25698/2022 how the right to a tax credit is effectively given for …

News in the field of corporate law

On 1 January 2023, various innovations in the field of company law will come into force in Switzerland, therefore applicable to the Anonymous Company (SA) and consequently also to the Limited Guarantee …

What’s new in the field of inheritance law in Switzerland

On 1 January 2023, the revision of the Civil Code which affects inheritance law will come into force. What are the main changes? Expansion of the quota available to the testator, Consequently: …

Single allowance for frontier workers residing in Italy

9 February 2022 – Following a decision by the current Italian Government (“Family Act”, DL 21 December 2021 n. 230), starting from 1 March 2022, the right to a new family allowance, the so-called “single cheque”, to which …

Canton Ticino: introduction of the minimum hourly wage by economic sector

On January 1, 2021, the “Executive decree concerning the minimum hourly wage by economic sector” of November 18, 2020 entered into force, which is based on the “Minimum wage law” of December 11, 2019, which entered …

Update: smartworking in the time of the coronavirus

With a ruling of April 23, 2019 (view it here) the Federal Court had the opportunity to lean over a matter of no small importance: the worker’s right to request reimbursement for …

Coronavirus: Federal Council dismisses dispatch on new Covid-19 joint and several surety law

Bern, 18.09.2020 – At its meeting on 18 September 2020, the Federal Council approved the dispatch concerning the new law on COVID-19 joint and several guarantees. The aim is to transpose the COVID-19 joint …

OASI: Increase in contributions from 1 January 2020

Starting from 1 January 2020 and following the approval in the popular vote of 19 May 2019, the Federal Council has set an increase in OASI wage contributions from the current 8.4% to 8.7%. This increase …

Documentation and archiving obligations of companies

Although several legislative revisions are underway aimed at easing the documentation and archiving burdens of companies  (see Report of the Federal Council of 27 September 2019), as regards the keeping and conservation …