Christoph Rechsteiner > MME Legal | Tax | Compliance > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance Offices
ZOLLSTRASSE 62
PO BOX 1758
CH-8031 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Christoph Rechsteiner
Work Department
Position
- Domestic and international corporate tax law
- International tax planning, with focus on value chain management (VCM), IP and financing
- Relocations, migrations and transfers of assets and functions inbound as well as outbound
- Negotiation of advance tax rulings with cantonal and federal tax authorities
- Appeal proceedings and representation in complex tax audits
- Acquisitions and restructurings of privately held and publicly listed companies (M&A, due diligence, integration, contractual clauses, succession planning)
- Real estate companies, real estate transactions as well as asset swaps (capital gain tax, real estate transfer tax)
- Advice for business owners, family offices and high networth individuals (HNI) in tax matters
- Assistance of employers and employees with regard to international assignments and tax assessment of employee stock option plans
- Estate and gift tax planning
- Year-end tax planning from a tax point of view and calculation of the tax provisions according to IFRS and local GAAP (current and deferred taxes)
- Tax compliance (tax returns, monitoring of deadlines, documentation requirements)
Career
Christoph Rechsteiner has over 25 years of experience in providing tax advice to individuals, medium-sized companies, their owners and family offices.
He also assists employers and employees with cross-border assignments, drafting of employee stock ownership plans, expense and home office regulations, and withholding taxes.
His expertise covers all key areas of taxation for individuals, including tax-optimized real estate investments, family business succession, estate planning, foundation and trust structures, lump-sum taxation and wealth planning.
Christoph Rechsteiner is an experienced negotiator of rulings and tax revisions. He regularly lectures and publishes on current tax topics.
Languages
- German
- English
Memberships
- EXPERTsuisse
- Swiss Branch International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
- 2000
- Certified tax expert
- 1996
- Certified Fiduciary (Treuhänder mit eidg. Fachausweis
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Private client
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance excels in private client matters with a cross-border element, with an emphasis on cross-border matters between Switzerland and Asia and between Switzerland and the EU. Department head Balz Hoesly is skilled at wealth and estate planning as well as succession planning for family businesses. Other significant members of the team include Christoph Nater , Christoph Rechsteiner , Alexandra Geiger and Marcel R. Jung.
Switzerland > Tax
While handling an array of tax structuring, planning and litigation mandates, MME Legal | Tax | Compliance demonstrates particular prowess in relation to tax issues arising from the fintech, blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors. The practice is helmed by Andreas Müller, who maintains a varied practice that draws upon his skills in international tax law, real estate tax and relocations, and Thomas Linder, who possesses a strong grounding in blockchain, digital assets and cross-border tax restructuring. Samuel Bussmann, Marcel R. Jung, Peter Brülisauer, Christoph Rechsteiner and Walter Frei are also recommended.