Switzerland Cross Border Resources
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Cross-Border Planning - Overview
 | Great Content: The Financial Planning Association has volunteer Geographic Focus Groups that have created overviews of the planning profession in different countries, including Switzerland. Additional country content can be found on the public section of the FPA web site under Cross-Border.
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Switzerland
In an effort to provide information on financial planning issues in Switzerland, FPA volunteers have gathered the following links together to point you toward a variety of different resources.
Each link has a descriptive tag explaining what type of site the link goes to. The tags are:
- GOV for government or regulatory sites
- ORG for non-profit or association sites
- EDU for academic or educational sites
- COM for commercial sites, such as product providers
Virtually all of the links lead off of FPA's Web site.
Quality of Life — Local Flavor & Customs
- http://www.switzerland.com/en.cfm/home (com)
- http://www.switzerland-4you.com/life_quality.htm (com)
- http://www.ch.ch/private/index.html?lang=en (gov)
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html (gov)
- http://www.economist.com/COUNTRIES/Switzerland/ (com)
Health
- http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/Switzerland.pdf (org)
- http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/23/health-care-around-the-world-switzerland/ (com)
- http://www.who.int/countries/che/en/ (org)
Social Security Coverage
- http://www.cagi.ch/en/_DUMMY7387.htm (org)
- http://www.myscience.ch/fr/moving_out_of_ch/oasi_contributions (gov)
- http://www.ahv-iv.info/andere/00140/00239/index.html?lang=fr ( French)
Education Standards & Costs
- http://www.about.ch/education/index.html (org)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Switzerland (org)
- http://www.transworldeducation.com/europe/nswiss2.htm (com)
Ex-pats Opinions on Quality of Life
- http://www.xpatxchange.ch/ (com)
- http://www.swisster.ch/ (com)
- http://www.glocals.com/ (com)
Immigration Issues
- http://www.ch.ch/schweiz/00157/00173/index.html?lang=en (gov)
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/10/41256566.pdf (org)
- http://switzerland.isyours.com/E/immigration/programs/index.html (com)
Legal Residency
- http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/residency/ (com)
- http://switzerland.angloinfo.com/countries/switzerland/residency.asp (com)
Visas & Immigration Requirements
Cash Management
Bank Accounts
- http://swiss-bank-accounts.com/e/banking/7myths.html (com)
- http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/banking/swiss-bank-account.htm (com)
- http://www.cnbc.com/id/26182063 (com)
Currency Conversion
- http://www.oanda.com/ (com)
Cost of Living Analysis
- http://www.swissworld.org/en/economy/wages_and_prosperity/ (org)
- http://geneva.angloinfo.com/countries/switzerland/life2.asp (com)
- http://www.swissemigration.ch/themen/laenderinfos/lebenskosten/index.html?lang=en (gov)
Housing Issues
- http://www.homegate.ch/ (com)
- http://site.immostreet.ch/asp/base.asp?LAN_CODE=ENG&SKIN=is (com)
- http://www.immoscout24.ch/IS24Web/_V2/Home.aspx?nav=-1&wl=1&lng=en (com)
- http://www.expatica.com/ch/housing.html (com)
- http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/housing/geneva-property-prices-soar-on-lack-of-supply_119-667120 (com)
Tax Planning
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Switzerland (org)
- http://www.lowtax.net/lowtax/html/jswpetx.html (com)
- http://www.switzerland-4you.com/tax_system.htm (com)
Determining Liability for Income and Gains Taxes
Determining Liability for Estate Taxes
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Switzerland (org)
- http://www.taxation.ch/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/temp/default/path/1-540.htm (com)
Exit Taxes and Final Tax Return
Foreign Tax Credit Arrangements
Local Taxation of Non-local Pensions and Investments
- http://www.eatlp.org/uploads/public/Lisbon_Switzerland.pdf (edu)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Switzerland (org)
Risk Management
Local Litigation Risks
Liability Insurance
- http://www.swisscare.ch/plan_third.html (com)
- http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/topics/intorg/un/unge/gepri/manveh/manve2.html (gov)
- http://www.sifagmbh.ch/LivinginSwitzerland.pdf (com)
Health Insurance
- http://www.justlanded.com/english/Switzerland/Tools/Switzerland-Guide/Health/Health-insurance (com)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland (org)
- http://www.ess-europe.de/en/switzerland.htm (org)
- http://en.comparis.ch/immigration/health/default.aspx (com)
- http://www.sifagmbh.ch/LivinginSwitzerland.pdf (com)
Property Insurance
Retirement Planning
Local pension design and tax structure on encashment
- http://www.justlanded.com/english/Switzerland/Tools/Switzerland-Guide/Jobs/Old-age-insurance * http://www.expatquestions.com/2008/09/how-does-swiss-pension-system-work.html (com)
Social Security Agreements Between Countries
- http://www.ahv-iv.info/andere/00140/00239/index.html?lang=fr ( French)
- http://www.ahv-iv.info/andere/00134/00224/index.html?lang=fr (French)
Estate Planning and Succession Taxes
- http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe/Switzerland/Inheritance (com)
- http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/banking/secrecy/death.html (com)
- http://www.live-in-switzerland.com/e/faq/inheritance-tax.html (com)
- http://www.gmacg.com/swisstax (com)
Local Taxation of Non-local Trusts
- http://www.taxation.ch/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/temp/default/path/1-532.htm (com)
- http://www.withersworldwide.com/news-publications/148/taxation-trusts-switzerland-new-clouds-on-horizon.aspx (com)
Referrals to Local Financial Planners
- http://www.sfpo.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=1 (org)
- http://www.sfpo.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=67&client=1&lang=1 (org)
