We are happy to announce the new member to the partnership of our firm as per 1 January 2023.
Reichlin Hess
Your law firm for corporate and tax law in Zug
Reichlin Hess
Whether you are from Switzerland or abroad, whether you are a company engaged in industry, trade or services or a private individual: We are here to assist you as high-powered attorneys, tax consultants and notaries public with a back office focused on service. You profit not only from our expertise but also from the network we have built up over the course of 40 years in “Crypto Valley” Zug.
Trust is the basis of everything we do to assist you in creating – and safeguarding – your assets. We are happy to advise you on all issues of the law in its full diversity.
«We are an established law firm and yet ready to embrace change.»
Paul Thalmann, Partner
Our team
Your Specialists for Any Legal and Tax Eventuality
For all the diversity of our team’s combined expertise, we have one trait in common: Our passion for tackling any challenges you bring us. This helps us to recognize opportunities quickly and to champion your rights effectively.
People at Reichlin Hess
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EU Growth Prospectus approved for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Start-up based in Switzerland
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg has approved the EU Growth Prospectus we filed in collaboration with our colleagues in Luxembourg for the public sale of securities by a Swiss Start-up developing various artificial intelligence based software tools.
Inheritance law revision 2023
The reduction of the compulsory portion from 1 January 2023 offers the testator new flexibility. Plan early and review your last will or inheritance contract. Careful estate planning facilitates the settlement of the estate and reduces potential conflicts between heirs or beneficiaries. Our attorneys are happy to assist you in this process.
Abolition of bearer shares: Deadline!
Bearer shares are only permissible if a company is listed on a stock exchange or has structured the bearer shares as intermediated securities. If this is not the case, bearer shares must be converted into registered shares by 30 April 2021 at the latest. The conversion requires notarization by a notary public.
Taxation of executive employees pursuant to the double tax treaty between Switzerland and Germany
Switzerland and Germany have amended in a new consultative agreement of April 6, 2023, the rules for the taxation of employees in executive positions and with power to represent the company.
Tax values 2022 of cryptocurrencies published by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration
Owners of cryptocurrencies have to declare the number and tax value per December 31, 2022, in their private tax declaration 2022. The value published by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration SFTA in the list of exchange rates is decisive.
Corporate tax rates and tax rates for individuals for 2023 in the Cantons Zug, Lucerne, Zurich and Schwyz
In Switzerland, taxes are levied at federal, cantonal and municipal level. This is, in particular, the case with income and capital taxes for legal entities and income and wealth taxes for individuals. The tax burden between the cantons and also between municipalities within the same canton may vary considerably.
Adoption Leave
Since 1 January 2023, employees who adopt a child are entitled to a two-week adoption leave.
New Swiss Corporation Law
Percentage Determination of the Capital Bandwidth
New Swiss Corporation Law
Conditional Share Capital vs. Capital Band: Picture Puzzle Under Company Law
New Swiss Corporation Law
Retrospective Change of Currency –Impermissible Retroactive Effect in the Case of a Change to a Date Prior to 1.1.2023
New Swiss Corporation Law
Virtual General Meeting of Private Companies: Waiver of the Independent Proxy - Teleological Navigation between Legislative Model and Fall from Grace
Landis + Gyr-Strasse 1
CH-6300 Zug
Switzerland
We accept crypto currencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple) 
One of the best law firms 2020 for tax and Labor law in Switzerland.