Published on 29 January 2016

Switzerland signs joint statement on introduction of AEOI with Japan and initiates consultation

Bern, 29.1.2016 - Switzerland has signed a joint statement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters on a reciprocal basis with Japan, a key economic partner. Switzerland and Japan intend to start collecting data in accordance with the global AEOI standard in 2017 and first transmit data in 2018, after the necessary legal basis has been created in both countries.