New to Switzerland? The tax system is too.
Quellensteuer, ordinary-assessment elections, relocation timing, foreign income, lump-sum options — the rules that hit hardest in your first years are the ones no one explains. We match you, by hand, to advisors who do this every week.
Where new arrivals quietly overpay
The first two tax years carry decisions that are hard to reverse later.
Withholding vs. ordinary
Quellensteuer is convenient but often not optimal. Electing ordinary assessment (NOV) can recover thousands — but the deadline is unforgiving.
Arrival-year apportionment
Income before and after you moved is split across jurisdictions. Get the timing wrong and the same franc is taxed twice.
Foreign assets & income
Rental abroad, foreign pensions, prior-country brokerage — all must be declared correctly under the relevant treaty.
Lump-sum taxation
For some new residents, forfait taxation is available and dramatically simpler — but only in certain cantons and circumstances.
What a matched advisor does for you
We don't hand you a directory. A specialist on our team reads your brief and personally introduces you to someone who handles exactly this, in your canton, every week.
- Decide withholding vs. ordinary assessment — with the numbers, before the deadline
- Apportion arrival-year income correctly across countries
- Claim every deduction available to a first-year resident
- Apply the right double-taxation treaty to foreign income
- Assess whether lump-sum taxation fits your situation
Most expats meet their first advisor after they’ve already overpaid. The point of matching is to introduce you to the right one before the first deadline.
Get personally matched to the right specialist.
Three minutes, anonymous, no obligation. A real specialist reviews your brief and introduces you to the advisor who fits.