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New Value-Added Tax Act from 1.1.2010

The main changes:
- VAT liability threshold:  turnover of CHF 100 000 
- Settlement at the net tax rate is possible up to turnover of CHF 5 million 
- The 50% reduction of input tax on food and drink no longer applies 
- Own use is now only calculated as a correction of input tax deducted 
- Effective reporting method replaces marginal taxation system. 

Increase of value-added tax rates from 1.1.2011
(more detailed information to follow).