{"id":118743,"date":"2023-01-12T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T15:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lca-tax.ch\/consulenza-fiscale-per-aziende\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:36:55","slug":"tax-consulting-for-companies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lca-tax.ch\/en\/tax-consulting-for-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax consulting for companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;117900&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;step_2_3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;383277&#8243; row_name=&#8221;intro&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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The various phases of effective business succession planning, from the moment of the entrepreneur&#8217;s decision and the definition of goals and expectations to the implementation of the business succession, can take up to several years.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, we assist the entrepreneur with timely tax planning, and we discuss the envisaged transactions with the tax authorities to obtain a preliminary decision (tax ruling).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;330869&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;151065&#8243;][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;color-wvjs&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143149&#8243; sep_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_height=&#8221;0.5px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;354336&#8243;]Intra-group financing and shareholder loans[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;180734&#8243;]Inadequate remuneration of loans to and from shareholders or related parties may trigger significant adverse tax consequences. 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