PQS

We are a compliance solutions and managed services provider which specializes in operational tax and on U.S. regulations.

Our Expertise

Our roots are in Operational Taxes and especially the QI regime, but we nowadays support our clients in many other compliance and reporting topics.

Operational Tax

We have extended expertise and provide fully integrated compliance and managed services in the following Operational Tax Regimes:

The Qualified Intermediary (QI) Regime
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), including the handling of FATCA Group Requests (Switzerland)
The OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS), including the upcoming Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)

Specific US Regulations

We support clients when they are in scope of U.S. regulations outside of the tax realm:

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, especially providing compliance services to SEC registered investment advisors
The reporting requirements of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Questions related to U.S. Estate Tax Laws

Know Your Customer Compliance

We provide support and contracting services in other compliance areas:

Swiss and Liechtenstein Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations by even assuming Chief Compliance Officer roles
Sanctions Screening and Know Your Customer rules
Swiss and U.S. Investor Protection Regulations

News

New message format requirement for international tax payments to the U.S. Treasury

11.09.2025

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We would like to inform international taxpayers and especially Qualified Intermediaries with primary withholding responsibility (“Primary QIs”), Qualified Derivatives Dealer (“QDDs”), Withholding Foreign Partnerships (“WFPs”) and Withholding Foreign Trusts (“WFPs”) about the new message format requirement for remitting tax payments to the U.S. Treasury.

11.06.2025

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With our Newsletter Notice 2024-44 and Form 1120-F we would like to inform about the extension of the phase-in period for certain rules under Section 871(m), 1441, 1461 and 1473 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Section 871(m) Regulations") and remind our QDD clients of the filing of Form 1120-F.

15.05.2025

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Since the deadlines for filing the CRS reporting are approaching, we would like to inform all reporting financial institutions on their CRS reporting requirements and some specific updates relevant for the tax year 2024.

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Our Clients

More than ninety percent of our clients are Financial Institutions such as Banks, Trustees, Family Offices, Foundations, Partnerships, Tax Exempt Organizations and Investment Managers. Sometimes, we also support individuals and corporations with their obligations.

Our Services

Advisory

Our advisory department provides expert guidance and consultation to our clients on a range of mainly U.S. and Swiss/Liechtenstein regulations. Our team of seasoned professionals helps navigating complex tax laws and regulations to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements.

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Assurance

Our assurance team specializes in performing audit, review and health checks. We perform QI periodic reviews and other types of reviews to assess the accuracy and completeness of account holder documentation, to identify potential issues, and to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements.

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Compliance

Our compliance services range from fully outsourcing the compliance function to providing specialist support in certain circumstances. More specific is our Operational Tax Compliance Service which only delegates specific tax controls and functions that the compliance department is facing to us. By using our compliance services, you can mitigate many regulatory risks and ensure that you are operating in full compliance with applicable the regulations.

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Reporting

Hundreds of financial institutions entrust our reporting department with their U.S. tax, international tax and regulatory tax reporting obligations. QIs and WPs/WTs delegate not only the formal reporting, but also the preceding reconciliation requirements to us. Many FFIs (FATCA) and FIs (CRS) rely on our data preparation, encryption and submittal services. If there is a need for a substitute tax statement or form, we are happy to help.

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