Jonas Sigrist

Jonas Sigrist

Partner
Attorney at law, Swiss Certified Tax Expert

Jonas Sigrist is a partner and member of Pestalozzi's Tax department in Zurich. His area of practice involves a wide range of international and domestic tax matters. He has a particular focus on tax planning and structuring of international M&A transactions and corporate restructurings.

Jonas Sigrist qualified both as an attorney-at-law and a Swiss Certified Tax Expert. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Zurich, where he specialized in international taxation and social security contributions.

Jonas Sigrist has developed broad experience in acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, reorganizations, relocations, and tax reliefs. His tax practice also covers international employment and employee stock and option plans. His client portfolio varies from multinationals to small and medium-sized companies in life sciences, commodities, financial services, and other sectors.

Prior to joining Pestalozzi in 2009, Jonas Sigrist gained several years of experience in corporate taxation with a Big4 Company and as a consultant in financial services. He has regular speaking engagements and frequently publishes in tax journals. His professional languages are English and German and he has knowledge of French and Italian.

2018

Partner at Pestalozzi

2016

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

2012

Associate at Pestalozzi
Bar admission: Switzerland

2009

Junior associate at Pestalozzi
University of Zurich: lic. iur. / Master of Law (summa cum laude)

2006

Scientific assistant in corporate taxation with a Big4 Company

Languages

German, English, French, Italian

Expertise & Industries

Capital Markets
Corporate / M&A
Life Sciences
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Tax

Membership

Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
International Bar Association
International Fiscal Association
EXPERTsuisse

Publications

Aktienrechtsreform – das ist aus Steuersicht zu beachten

By Jonas Sigrist, Christoph Lang: Neue Züricher Steuerkonferenz 2022, Schulthess, 7. September 2022

BEPS 2.0 - Implementation of Pillar Two in Switzerland

Unternehmensnachfolge aus Steuersicht

By Jonas Sigrist: Forum Unternehmenssteuerrecht, EXPERTsuisse, Zürich, 30. Juni 2022

Entity Classification - Branches, Disregarded Entities and Hybrid Structures

Credit Financing of Swiss Companies

By Jonas Sigrist: Bloomberg Tax, September 2021

Tax Rules Relating to Cross-Border Relocations out of Switzerland and Exit Taxation

By Jonas Sigrist, Silvia Zimmermann: Bloomberg Tax International Forum, 2020

Deferring and reducing taxes in Switzerland to manage COVID-19

By Jonas Sigrist, Pascale Schwizer: International Tax Review (ITR), 06 April 2020

Tax Rules Relating to Cross-Border Relocations to Switzerland

By Jonas Sigrist, Silvia Zimmermann: Bloomberg Tax International Forum, 2020

Governmental Incentive Programs in a Post-BEPS and Limited State Aid World

By Jonas Sigrist, Silvia Zimmermann: Bloomberg Tax Management International Forum, Volume 40, Issue 2; 8/2019, 47 et seq.

Tax Reporting Units and Permitted Consolidation

By Jonas Sigrist, Silvia Zimmermann: Bloomberg Tax Management International Forum, Volume 40, Issue 1; 3/2019, 55 et seq.

His technical knowledge and responsiveness are really impressive.

Great industry knowledge and good connections to tax authorities.