Avvocati Robert Desax
Robert Desax

Robert Desax

Partner
lic. iur., LL.M., Avvocato, Dipl. Esperto fiscale

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Telefono diretto: +41 58 658 52 77
robert.desax@walderwyss.com

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Aree di attività: Clienti privati Diritto fiscale Filantropia e organizzazioni internazionali

"Robert Desax has universal abilities in the Swiss tax field; he is experienced and pragmatic." - The Legal 500

"Robert Desax takes a very practical approach, stays within the scope, does not overcomplicate matters at all and is very business-oriented." - Chambers and Partners

Robert Desax is a partner in the tax team. He works in the fields of national and international taxation. He represents clients in controversial tax matters and assists private clients regarding the tax aspects of estate and wealth planning. He regularly advises on cross-border implications of international taxation, especially on the application of double tax treaties, on issues in connection with the refund of Swiss withholding taxes in international structures, on the Swiss tax treatment of trusts as well as on the redomiciliation of individuals and businesses to Switzerland. In addition, he also advises and represents clients on corporate tax matters, especially in negotiations with tax authorities during transfer pricing audits and regarding reorganizations. Robert Desax is a frequent speaker on tax matters and is a regular author of contributions for tax publications. He was named one of Switzerland's 20 Tax Controversy Leaders in 2015 by the International Tax Review.

"Robert Desax has universal abilities in the Swiss tax field; he is experienced and pragmatic." - The Legal 500

"Robert Desax takes a very practical approach, stays within the scope, does not overcomplicate matters at all and is very business-oriented." - Chambers and Partners

Born in 1978, Robert Desax graduated from the University of Fribourg, Faculty of law, in 2002 (lic. iur. 2002 including special mention Bilingual Licentiate). In 2005 he passed the Zurich bar exam and obtained an LL.M. in international tax law from the Vienna University of Economics and Business in 2006. After that, he worked in the international tax department of one of the Big Four audit firms. In 2010 he earned the diploma as a Swiss certified tax expert. Prior to joining Walder Wyss in 2016, he was a Senior Associate in a large international law firm, where he had been a member of the tax team for more than five years. He is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), of EXPERTsuisse and of the Swiss/French Chamber of Commerce.

Robert Desax speaks French, German (as first and second native languages) and English. He is registered with the Zurich Bar and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Zurich Tax Seminar

 | Relatore Robert Desax

| Relatori Robert Desax, Luzius Cavelti e Kathrin Egli Arginelli

Hidden profit distributions: Pitfalls and tax consequences

 | Relatore Robert Desax | Tagung Treuhand & Rechnungswesen

Life insurance in an international context

 | Relatori Robert Desax, Emilie Van Goidsenhoven e Ninon Couanet | Estate Planning Skill Group

The Future of Private Client Advisory in Switzerland

 | Relatore Robert Desax | International Tax Planning Association ITPA | Zurich

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 | Relatori Robert Desax, Luzius Cavelti e Kathrin Egli Arginelli

| Relatori Robert Desax, Luzius Cavelti e Kathrin Egli Arginelli

Zurich tax seminar

 | Relatore Robert Desax | Unternehmer Forum

Tax challenges for commercial real estate

 | Relatore Robert Desax | Institut für Schweizerisches und Internationales Steuerrecht, ISIS

Schulthess Forum on Successions Current - Matrimonial property, inheritance and property law planning prior to the JUSO estate tax initiative

| Relatori Kinga M. Weiss e Robert Desax | Schulthess Forum | Park Hyatt, Zürich

Everything in life has financial consequences

 | di Robert Desax | in: Tages Anzeiger - Fokus Recht

Commentary on article 14 of the Swiss withholding tax act

| di Maja Bauer-Balmelli e Robert Desax | in: Martin Zweifel, Michael Beusch und Maja Bauer-Balmelli (Hrsg.) (Editore) | "Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Steuerrecht, Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer (VStG)" | 3

Kommentierung der Artikel 41, 42, 45 und 46 des Bundesgesetzes über die Verrechnungssteuer VStG

| di Robert Desax e Fabienne Limacher | in: Martin Zweifel, Michael Beusch und Maja Bauer-Balmelli (Editore) | "Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Steuerrecht, Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer (VStG)" | 3 | Basel

Contrôles fiscaux: retour de pratique et conseils

 | di Robert Desax, Aurélie Carrara e Caryl Neuenschwander | in: Gazett 01 | pag. 9
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