Martin Busenhart

Martin Busenhart

Senior Counsel
lic. iur., Certified Tax Expert, CAS International Financial Reporting

Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 55 80
martin.busenhart@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Private Clients Tax

Martin Busenhart was a partner at Walder Wyss from 2002 to 2025 and has been Senior Counsel since 2026 in the Tax Team. He advises on national and international tax matters and is specialised in domestic and international structuring of capital market transactions, acquisitions and divestments and tax-optimized structuring for relocations of entrepreneurs, partnerships and corporate groups.

Martin Busenhart was educated at Zurich University (lic. iur. 1988) and graduated as Certified Tax Expert (1994). He has working experience as tax expert and tax partner with an international advisory firm in Zurich and London.

Martin Busenhart speaks German, English and French.

Tax issues in the relation between Germany and Switzerland

| Speakers Martin Busenhart, Marius Breier and Prof. Dr. Vassil Tcherveniachki (FSG), Dr. Nils Häck (FSG) | in: "Webinar mit Flick Gocke Schaumburg (Bonn)" | Präsentationen

First Swiss-Brazilian DTA becomes reality

| by Martin Busenhart and Marius Breier | Newsletter

Investment in UK Real Estate by Swiss Investors

| Speakers Marius Breier, Martin Busenhart and Elliot Weston | in: "Webinar" | Präsentationen

Switzerland and Brazil sign double taxation agreement

| by Maurus Winzap and Martin Busenhart | Newsletter

Swiss Supreme Court Sets Date for Total Return Swap Case

| by Marcus Desax [co-author] and Martin Busenhart [co-author] | in: "Worldwide Tax Daily" | Tax Analysts | Zeitschriften

CFC Rules of The Russian Federation

| Speaker Martin Busenhart | Zurich | Präsentationen

Taxation in Switzerland – Features, Recent Development and Opportunities

| Speaker Martin Busenhart | in: "Swiss Russian Forum" | Khanty-Mansiysk | Präsentationen

The Mobilitiy of Corporate Groups

| Speakers Martin Busenhart and Peter Hongler | in: "Hochschule Luzern, Institut für Finanzdienstleistungen" | Lucerne | Präsentationen

Service Permanent Establishments/Switzerland

| Speaker Martin Busenhart | in: "IFA London" | London | Präsentationen

Swiss Tribunal Rules on Ownership and Treaty Abuse Issues Regarding Total Return Swaps

| by Marcus Desax and Martin Busenhart | in: "Tax Notes International" Volume 66, Number 6, 7 May 2012 | Tax Analysts | 557 | Zeitschriften

Tribunal Sides With Taxpayer in Beneficial Ownership Case

| by Marcus Desax and Martin Busenhart | in: "Tax Notes International" Volume 65, Number 13, 26 March 2012 | Tax Analysts | 985 | Zeitschriften

Swiss Tribunal Sides With Taxpayer in Beneficial Ownership Case

| by Marcus Desax [co-author] and Martin Busenhart [co-author] | in: "TaxAnalysts, Worldwide Tax Daily" | Zeitschriften

Switzerland"s new information exchange policy and new protocol to DTAA India-Switzerland

| Speakers Martin Busenhart and Marcus Desax | in: "Bangalore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCIC) in cooperation with Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce, Southern Region" | Bangalore | Präsentationen

Withholding Tax Refunds: No Second Bite at the Cherry for Swiss Federal Tax Administration!

| by Marcus Desax [co-author] and Martin Busenhart [co-author] | in: "International Taxation" 4/2011 | 306–308 | Zeitschriften

Denial of Refund can be Appealed Directly to Swiss Tribunal

| by Marcus Desax [co-author] and Martin Busenhart [co-author] | in: "Tax Notes International" 7/2011 Vol. 61 | 493 | Zeitschriften

Taxation of Hedge Fund Managers

| Speaker Martin Busenhart | in: "Greater Zurich Area Presentation" | London | Präsentationen

Swiss Tax Consequences of Currency Conversions

| by Martin Busenhart and Annina L. Taddei | Newsletter

Switzerland: An Attractive Place to Invest and/or Relocate in Spite – or Because of? – Turbulent Times!

| by Marcus Desax [co-author] and Martin Busenhart [co-author] | in: "International Taxation" 1/2010 Vol. 1 | 48–56 | Zeitschriften

Investing in Switzerland

| Speakers Martin Busenhart and Marcus Desax | in: "International Taxation Conference" | Mumbai | Präsentationen

Development of Beneficial Ownership in International Tax Law

| Speaker Martin Busenhart | in: "IFA" | Moscow | Präsentationen

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