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- The federal court decided an extremely complex tax dispute from Graubünden that dragged on for years.
- Investor Remo Stoffel must pay a total of around 36 million francs during the 2005 fiscal period.
- The city of Chur, for example, benefits from this.
In essence, the question before the Federal Supreme Court was whether or not investor Remo Stoffel made a profit on various stock and real estate transactions in 2005.
On the tax return, Stoffel declared assets and income of zero francs. However, the cantonal tax administration came to a completely different conclusion. He believed that Stoffel had to pay taxes on more than 100 million income and about 100 million assets.
The trigger for the considerable compensation was the investigations and clarifications of the Department of Criminal Affairs and Investigations (ASU) of the Federal Tax Administration.
Investor Remo Stoffel defended himself against the tax bill even in federal court. To no avail: the Lausanne judges find it proven that Stoffel had to pay income and asset taxes of around 100 million francs each in 2005. The city of Chur should benefit from this, as it could receive municipal taxes of up to CHF 12 million.
The federal court ruling came at the last minute. The case will prescribe by law at the end of 2020.
Today Stoffel lives abroad
Remo Stoffel made his name across Switzerland when he presented the plans for a 381-meter-high hotel tower in Vals in Graubünden in 2015. The project was designed by American architect Thom Mayne. The tower only exists on paper to this day.
Remo Stoffel has now turned his back on the canton of Graubünden. He and his family moved to the desert state of Dubai last July.
