by The NZZ am Sonntag reported that many of the newly disclosed assets are being held in accounts in Liechtenstein. (Keystone) - Click to enlarge According to the results of a survey published Sunday in the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, CHF31.7 billion (.9 billion) in undeclared assets have been reported to tax authorities in Switzerland over the last eight years. The cantons of Zurich (CHF6.9 billion), Ticino (CHF6 billion) and Geneva (CHF4.4 billion) reported the highest amounts, the German-language paper said Sunday, noting that the total figure could be higher as the survey did not include data from the cantons of Lucerne, Zug, Vaud and Appenzell Inner Rhodes. + Billions surface from fledgling programme + More
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The NZZ am Sonntag reported that many of the newly disclosed assets are being held in accounts in Liechtenstein. (Keystone) - Click to enlarge
According to the results of a survey published Sunday in the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, CHF31.7 billion ($32.9 billion) in undeclared assets have been reported to tax authorities in Switzerland over the last eight years.
The cantons of Zurich (CHF6.9 billion), Ticino (CHF6 billion) and Geneva (CHF4.4 billion) reported the highest amounts, the German-language paper said Sunday, noting that the total figure could be higher as the survey did not include data from the cantons of Lucerne, Zug, Vaud and Appenzell Inner Rhodes.
+ Billions surface from fledgling programme
+ More Zurich tax cheats come clean as data sharing looms
Since the implementation of a Swiss tax amnesty programme in 2010, over 90,000 tax dodgers have spontaneously announced their untaxed wealth to authorities. The law allows individuals to avoid paying penalties on undeclared assets if they come forward themselves, although they still must pay back taxes and interest.
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