Attorney at Law; LL.M.; TEP; Partner
Dr. Natalie Peter
Education
University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1994, Dr. iur. 2001); Boston University (LL.M., 1995); Admission to the Bar in Switzerland (2001).
Professional Experience
Associate with an auditing and tax consulting company in Zurich and New York (1995-1998); Associate and Partner with various law firms in Zurich (1998-2017); Lecturer at the University of Zurich; Lecturer at the University Fürstentum Liechtenstein; Lecturer at SIST – Schweizerisches Institut für Steuerlehre.
Working Languages
German, English, French
Dr. Natalie Peter’s news
Dr. Natalie Peter’s publications
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30. July 2021
Recognition of foreign family foundations in Switzerland
Swiss Family Foundations are not commonly used for asset protection or estate planning purposes due to a de facto prohibition of family maintenance foundation. Since families are often spread over different countries and continents and assets are located in various jurisdictions, contributions of assets to a foundation may very well be an optimal solution, also because these assets no longer fall within the scope of the estate. For this purpose, foundations are set up in jurisdictions like Liechtenstein. -
27. June 2017
New Proposal for Swiss Corporate Tax Reform
The Steering Committee representing the cantons and Swiss Federation issued its recommendation regarding the implementation of a modified corporate tax reform to the Swiss Federal Council on June 1, 2017. The corporate tax reform has been renamed the Tax Proposal (“T.P. 17”) and is, in general, based on the Corporate Tax Reform III (“C.T.R. III”), which was rejected on February 12, 2017, by Swiss voters.