Richard J. Wuermli

Managing Partner / Director
Certified Tax Expert

P +41 44 225 85 85
F +41 44 225 85 95
richard.wuermli@taxexpert.ch

Expertise

National and international tax planning and structuring, restructuring (splits, mergers, conversions), mergers & acquisitions (takeovers), due diligence, withholding tax, stamp duties, value added tax, transfer prices. 


Previous position

Partner in charge of the legal and tax department of Deloitte in Zurich
 

Publications & Presentations

Renowned lecturer domestically and abroad on tax topics at:

  • ZfU International Business School, Thalwil (Zürich)
  • International Tax Seminar (IStS) in Zurich
  • International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) in Amsterdam
  • Other lectures in Vienna, Zurich, Genava, London and New York City
  • Auditing expert at the final examinations for qualified tax experts in Switzerland
  • Author of various trade publications domestically and abroad (Wirtschaftsbriefe, Treuhänder, TAX FACTS, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Home Owner Association)
  • Author of Mergers & Acquisitions in Switzerland, publisher IBFD in Amsterdam
  • Co-author of the Cologne compendium Air Traffic Law (Luftrecht), publisher University of Cologne
  • Co-author of the Tax Management Chapter on the Swiss Transfer Pricing Rules and Practice, publisher Bloomberg and the Bureau of National Affairs, Washington D.C.
  • Co-author of Wassermeyer Doppelbesteuerung, publisher C.H. Beck
     

Languages

German, English, French 
 

Memberships 

  • ABA (American Bar Association)
  • IBA (International Bar Association)
  • IFA (International Fiscal Association)
  • DAI (German Institute of Attorneys) / Professional association of specialized attorneys tax law
  • Swiss Fiduciary Chamber
  • Head of Lounge of Tax & Legal Excellence
  • SCCC: Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce, board member, head of the Tax Section until May 2020

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