Christian Attenhofer

M.A. HSG Law & Economics,
Attorney at law, Certified Tax Expert
Senior Manager

Christian Attenhofer advises companies and private individuals on intercantonal, national and international tax law. He also specialises in dispute prevention, negotiation and dispute resolution, including litigation before the courts in all tax law matters.

Expertise

Corporate groups and SMEs

Restructuring

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tax consulting for family offices

Tax consulting for start-ups and fintech companies

Fintech and companies in the Blockchain area

Assistance with tax audits

Tax consulting for self-employed people & partnerships

Transfer Pricing

Advice for NGOs regarding tax exemption

Negotiation and litigation, dispute resolution

Global Mobility

Tax advice for individuals

Tax advice on moving in and out of the country

Succession planning and corporate acquisitions & disposals

Education

2020

Certified tax expert

2018

Lawyer

2014

MA HSG in Law & Economics

Experience

2019-2024

Tax advisor with a leading tax boutique in Zurich, specializing in national and international tax for both individuals and corporations

As of 2023

Dozent im Steuerexperten-Lehrgang im Modul «Steuernahe Rechtslehre» (Familien- und Erbrecht)

2017-2018

Associate in a law firm with a focus on civil and criminal law

2015-2017

Trainee with a leading business law firm in Zurich, specializing in tax and corporate law

2014-2015

Staff member in the Legal Department of the Tax Administration of the Canton of Thurgau

Languages

German
English
French
Spanish

Publications

May 2025

Konzerne und KMU

Tax-free capital gains or taxable income? What sharehold-ers need to be aware of

Tax-free capital gains are attractive to investors and entrepreneurs in Switzerland. But what applies to […]

January 2025

Analysis of the Federal Supreme Court's case law on international administrative assistance in tax matters from the first half of 2024

René Matteotti / Christian Attenhofer, Analysis of the case law of the Federal Supreme Court on international administrative assistance in tax matters from [...]

January 2025

Konzerne und KMU

Overview of the changes in tax legislation as of the year 2025

Various tax provisions came into force on 1 January 2025. These range from the introduction [...]

November 2024

Tax consulting for family offices

The UK definitely abolishes its non-dom regime – Switzerland offers a strong alternative

The UK non-dom regime is being abolished for good and will no longer be from April 6, 2025.[...]

August 2024

Konzerne und KMU

Swiss Federal Supreme Court “clarification” on the application of the SFTA safe harbor interest rates and its potential impact on practice

In its ruling 9C_690/2022 of July 17, 2024, a five-judge panel of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court[…]

June 2024

Konzerne und KMU

Extension of the international automatic exchange of in-formation to cryptoassets and salary data

Switzerland has committed to extending the international automatic exchange of information to crypto assets and salary data, [...]

May 2024

Tax Controversy 2024, Switzerland: Law & Practice

René Matteotti / Christian Attenhofer/Marija Ilic/Luka Schadegg, Tax Controversy 2024, Switzerland: Law & Practice, Chambers […]

May 2024

Tax Controversy 2024, Switzerland: Trends and Developments

René Matteotti / Christian Attenhofer, Tax Controversy 2024, Switzerland: Trends and Developments, Chambers Global Practice […]

April 2024

Transfer Pricing 2024, Switzerland: Law & Practice, Trends and Developments

René Matteotti / Monika Bieri / Daniel Schoenenberger / Caterina Colling-Russo/ Christian Attenhofer, Transfer Pricing […]

June 2023

Analysis of Federal Supreme Court case law on international administrative assistance in tax matters from the second half of 2023

René Matteotti / Christian Attenhofer, Analysis of the case law of the Federal Supreme Court on international administrative assistance in tax matters from [...]

January 2023

Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, § 29a

Christian Attenhofer / Patrik Schwarb / Fabian Baumer, Klöti-Weber/Schudel/Schwarb (eds), Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, § [...]

January 2023

Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, § 29

Christian Attenhofer / Hans-Jörg Müllhaupt, Klöti-Weber/Schudel/Schwarb (eds.), Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, § 29, 5th ed., [...]

January 2023

Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, § 27b

Christian Attenhofer, Klöti-Weber/Schudel/Schwarb (eds), Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, § 27b, 5th ed., Muri/Bern 2023

January 2023

Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, §§ 5 and 6

Christian Attenhofer, Klöti-Weber/Schudel/Schwarb (eds), Commentary on the Aargau Tax Act, §§ 5 and 6, 5th ed., Muri/Bern [...]

January 2023

Switzerland: Law & Practice, Transfer Pricing 2023

René Matteotti / Hendrik Blankenstein / Caterina Colling-Russo / Monika Bieri / Christian Attenhofer, Switzerland: […]

December 2022

Analysis of the Federal Supreme Court's case law on international administrative assistance in tax matters from the second half of 2022

René Matteotti / Christian Attenhofer, Analysis of the case law of the Federal Supreme Court on international administrative assistance in tax matters from [...]

June 2022

Analysis of the Federal Supreme Court's rulings on international administrative assistance in tax matters from the first half of 2022

René Matteotti / Christian Attenhofer, Analysis of the case law of the Federal Supreme Court on international administrative assistance in tax matters from [...]

January 2022

Depreciation and value adjustments on participations

Oliver Jäggi / Christian Attenhofer, Impairments and Write-downs of Investments, ASA 90/8 (2021-2022), p. 459 [...]

January 2022

Transfer Pricing 2022, Switzerland: Law & Practice

René Matteotti / Hendrik Blankenstein / Monika Bieri / Christian Attenhofer, Transfer Pricing 2022, Switzerland: […]

January 2021

The right of the parties involved to fair VAT criminal proceedings

René Matteotti, The parties' right to fair VAT criminal proceedings, Jusletter, January 11, 2021 (co-worker [...]

January 2021

Transfer Pricing 2021, Switzerland: Law & Practice

René Matteotti / Hendrik Blakenstein / Monika Bieri / Christian Horni, Transfer Pricing 2021, Switzerland: […]

January 2020

§21 Immediate tax measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic

René Matteotti / Natalja Ezzaini / Christian Horni, §21 Tax law emergency measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in: [...]

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