Leave Switzerland without your tax residence
Deregistering with your commune does not end your Swiss tax liability. Exitiva, the departure planning service of the Taxiva tax experts, plans your move grounded in Federal Supreme Court practice and the double taxation agreement (DTA) network — built to withstand scrutiny: tax domicile, evidence file, pension sequencing and dealings with the authorities. Discreet, and with no commissions.
Deregistering alone leaves you fully taxable in Switzerland — until a new residence abroad can be proven.
Exitiva plans and manages your departure end to end: tax domicile, evidence file, pension sequencing, authorities.
A departure built to withstand scrutiny. And one address in Zurich for everything that stays behind in Switzerland.
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Why deregistering alone is not enough
Relocation platforms sell 183-day myths and flag-theory playbooks written for other countries. For your departure from Switzerland, a different set of rules applies — and all of them can be planned for. Our promise is deliberately sober: We do not sell tax freedom. We build departures on substance and evidence — and we put the legal basis for every recommendation on the table.
BGE 138 II 300: residence stays until replaced
- Your Swiss tax domicile continues until you demonstrably establish a new residence abroad
- “Globetrotters” without a new center of life remain taxable in Switzerland
- The burden of proof is on you — not on the tax office
35% withholding tax: the costliest mistake
- Without treaty residence, the refund of withholding tax on Swiss dividends is, as a rule, lost for good
- CHF 200’000 in dividends, wrong destination: CHF 70’000 gone — year after year
- Even under a DTA, a residual of typically 15% remains — it can be planned for if you run the numbers first
Pension sequencing: order equals money
- Moving to the EU/EFTA? The mandatory part of your pension fund generally stays locked in
- The canton of your vested benefits foundation determines the tax at source on payout
- Timing your pension fund, pillar 3a and AHV right can be worth five to six figures
Check for yourself: BGE 138 II 300 (the “globetrotter” ruling) · Art. 22 and 32 of the Withholding Tax Act (refund entitlement and forfeiture) · the FTA overview of treaty relief on Swiss dividends. Everything on this page is general information, not legal or tax advice, and does not replace an assessment of your individual case.
Your advantages with Exitiva
With Exitiva
- A Swiss company as contractual partner
- Federal Supreme Court-based advice
- Fixed fee agreed before the mandate
- No commissions from third parties
- An evidence file, ready for questions
- Pension fund, 3a and AHV in order
- The same expert throughout
- Possible return: planned from day one
Relocation platforms
- Offshore LLC, advice disclaimed
- Untested 183-day playbooks
- E-books, courses and an upsell ladder
- Affiliate links behind many tips
- Facebook group instead of a case file
- Your pension is left to you
- Ticket support and changing teams
- “No way back” as the whole plan
Who Exitiva is built for
A departure that holds up needs substance and lead time. So we would rather tell you early whether we are the right fit: a sober no is cheaper than an expensive maybe.
Exitiva fits if …
- you hold a Swiss company (AG/GmbH), shareholdings or a larger securities or crypto portfolio
- your pension fund and pillar 3a balances deserve a proper withdrawal strategy
- your departure is three to eighteen months out — quality needs lead time
… and not if
- you want tax freedom without actually leaving — we do not do that
- you want a letterbox address while your life stays in Switzerland
- you need to be on a plane in four weeks — there are e-books for that
Already left?
- We check discreetly whether your departure actually holds up for tax purposes
- Regularization, up to and including a penalty-free voluntary disclosure
- And a clean setup afterwards — managed from Zurich
Three mandates. One standard: built for the day of review.
From the first call through to support after you have left, your Taxiva tax expert covers the entire journey — with fixed quotes instead of hourly surprises. For complex situations such as company sales, larger shareholdings or family questions, we extend the mandate individually.
Departure analysis
- A structured review of your situation
- Written assessment: feasibility, risks, sequence
- Fixed quote for your departure mandate
Departure mandate
- Tax domicile architecture, timeline & dividend strategy
- Written advance clarification where cantonal practice allows
- Evidence file & coordination with the authorities
After departure
- Withholding tax reclaimed under the DTA
- Property, deadlines & official mail, all in one place
- Returning? A seamless handover to Taxiva 365
A fixed fee before the mandate starts · no commissions or retrocessions · no financial products, no asset management · payment in Bitcoin possible. Exitiva provides advice, planning and coordination — no incorporation, registered-office or payment services. For steps in your destination country we refer you to vetted local specialists, with no commission involved.
How we build your departure
You bring the vision; we deliver the architecture: analysis, planning, execution, aftercare.
Four steps to a departure with substance
Initial consultation
In a phone call we discuss your starting position: income, shareholdings, pension assets, family, destination — and whether leaving is actually the right lever for you. Afterwards you receive a fixed quote for your departure analysis.
Your time investment: 15 minutesDeparture analysis
We assess feasibility and risks and design your departure architecture: a destination chosen for its DTA, withholding-tax and pension logic — not for Instagram, a timeline with milestones, and a dividend strategy for the time before you leave. You receive a written assessment plus a fixed quote for the mandate.
Your time investment: two meetingsExecution & evidence file
We coordinate your deregistration and the authorities involved, sequence your pension withdrawals (pension fund, vested benefits, pillar 3a) and build your evidence file for your new center of life. Where cantonal practice allows, we obtain the tax office’s written view in advance.
Your time investment: providing your documents onceAfter departure
If you wish, we remain your anchor in Switzerland: withholding tax refunds under the DTA, property and deadlines, official mail. And if you come back, Taxiva 365 takes over your tax return seamlessly.
Your time investment: minimalWhen you leave, discretion is everything
Departure plans are nobody’s business — not your employer’s, not your bank’s, not your neighbors’. Taxiva stores and transmits your data encrypted, treats it confidentially and does not pass it on to third parties without your consent.
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Your tax expert | Marius Schindler
Marius Schindler has been working as a tax expert for more than ten years and plans departures drawing on his own international structuring experience — from employees with a securities portfolio to entrepreneurs with their own company.
As a member of SwissAccounting, he is subject to its strict professional standards and fulfills the associated annual continuing-education requirements.
Alongside his work as a tax expert, he serves as an examiner for the Swiss federal professional examination for fiduciaries.
Frequently asked questions about leaving Switzerland
Zurich, 10 minutes from the airport
Our office is at Schaffhauserstrasse 550 in Zurich — handy if you want to drop by before your flight or when you are back visiting. It is not required: we run your departure mandate fully digitally, by phone, video call or chat. The best way to start is a free initial consultation.
Ready for a departure that holds up?
From gut feeling to a robust, documented plan: it all starts with a short call.
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