Tax Administrative Assistance Act: Federal Council initiates shortened consultation
Bern, 14.8.2013 - Today, the Federal Council initiated shortened consultation proceedings on the partial revision of the Tax Administrative Assistance Act. The revision provides for deferred notification of persons who are the subject of an administrative assistance request in certain cases. With this amendment, Switzerland will comply with the international standard for the exchange of information. Furthermore, the revision will clarify the procedure for group requests and adjust the treatment of requests based on stolen data.