April 30, 2012 - ZKB boss says any U.S. indictment would not fell it
An indictment of Zuercher Kantonalbank by U.S. officials in an ongoing tax probe would not mean the state-backed bank's demise, Chief Executive Martin Scholl said in an interview with Sunday's edition of Sonntagszeitung.
April 23, 2012 - UBS CEO calls attacks on Swiss tax "economic war"
In an attempt to display their cooperation, several Swiss banks - including Credit Suisse, Julius Baer, Zuercher Kantonalbank and Baseler Kantonalbank - have handed over documents on their U.S. offshore business, including names of employees, NZZ am Sonntag reported, citing unnamed sources.
March 23, 2012 - Swiss Banks Adjusting to Radical New Regulations
Although neither Washington nor Bern has disclosed the full list of banks in the IRS crosshairs, they also include Julius Baer Group and Zürcher Kantonalbank.
March 7, 2012 - U.S. eases pressure on Switzerland over taxes for now
The United States welcomes the Swiss parliament's backing of a proposal to help U.S. authorities crack down on wealthy Americans who evade taxes and will not put any further pressure on Switzerland at present, the U.S. ambassador to that country said on Tuesday.
March 6, 2012 - Parliament votes for Swiss-US tax treaty amendment
The lower house of the Swiss parliament Monday 5 March voted strongly in favor of an amended US-Swiss tax treaty, 116-52, thus backing a vote by the upper house in December 2011.
March 6, 2012 - Swiss Lawmakers Approve U.S.Tax-Treaty Amendment
Switzerland’s lower house approved an amendment to a double-taxation agreement with the U.S., allowing so-called group requests in cases of suspected tax evasion or tax fraud.
March 6, 2012 - Swiss Lawmakers Approve U.S.Tax-Treaty Amendment
Switzerland’s lower house approved an amendment to a double-taxation agreement with the U.S., allowing so-called group requests in cases of suspected tax evasion or tax fraud. The amendment to the 2009 tax treaty will enable U.S. authorities to obtain data on groups of American clients holding Swiss bank accounts without knowing their identities.
March 6, 2012 - Swiss parliament backs tax amendment
Feb 29, 2012 -Swiss lawmakers set for tax plan vote
Swiss lawmakers are set to back a tax proposal with the United States on Wednesday in a move which could pave the way for Switzerland to settle a U.S. probe into Swiss banks and hidden offshore accounts.
Feb 29, 2012 -Swiss lawmakers set for tax plan vote
Swiss lawmakers are set to back a tax proposal with the United States on Wednesday in a move which could pave the way for Switzerland to settle a U.S. probe into Swiss banks and hidden offshore accounts.
Feb 29, 2012 -Swiss lawmakers set for tax plan vote
Swiss lawmakers are set to back a tax proposal with the United States on Wednesday in a move which could pave the way for Switzerland to settle a U.S. probe into Swiss banks and hidden offshore accounts.
Feb 23, 2012 - Swiss demand banks help clean up tax-haven image
Switzerland has been lobbying for a year to end investigations by U.S. tax authorities into 11 banks, including Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) and Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB), in return for the payment of hefty fines and the transfer of names of thousands of U.S. bank clients.
Feb 13, 2012 - ZKB says has financial means to resolve tax probe
ZKB, which said the tax evasion probe presents a major challenge for the bank as well as for Switzerland's banking industry, said it is individually negotiating with U.S. officials. CEO Scholl declined to elaborate on ongoing talks.
January 31, 2012 - Swiss banks hand over encrypted data in US tax row
Switzerland has handed U.S. authorities encrypted data on bank employees who served American clients suspected of dodging taxes, and will only provide the key to decipher them once a tax row is settled, the finance ministry said on Monday.
January 9, 2012 - U.S. demands names of Swiss bank staff: paper
U.S. authorities have given Swiss banks suspected of selling tax evasion services to wealthy Americans a Jan 23. deadline to hand over the names of client advisers, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday.