Etienne Junod, Attorney at Law and Swiss Certified Tax Expert
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 |
| Since 2022 | Owner and director of JUNOD TAX |
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 (head 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