SUMMARY

According to the information provided the test may be summarized as follows :

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RESIDENT PERSON

The person receiving the income is a Swiss resident company

PREDOMINANT INTEREST TEST

The ultimate beneficial owners are not qualified persons in the aggregate of a predominant interest in the form of participation or otherwise

STOCK EXCHANGE TEST

The principal class of shares is not listed or is not regularly and primarly traded on one or more recognized stock exchanges

The ultimate beneficial owners of a predominant interest in the company are not one or more companies which meet the direct stock exchange test

95% SHAREHOLDER TEST

Less than 95% of all the shares (of the aggregate vote and value) are ultimately owned by seven or fewers persons that are qualified persons of a member state of the EU or of the EEA or a party to the NAFTA

ACTIVE TRADE OR BUSINESS TEST

The person is not engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business in CH

HEADQUARTER TEST

The person receiving the income is a Swiss resident company and it is a recognized headquarters company for a multinational corporate group

The headquarters company carries out a substantial part of the overall supervision and administration of a multinational group of companies and these activities are carried out in Switzerland

The group consists of corporations which are residents of and are actively engaged in business activities carried on in at least five countries or five groups of countries

At least 10% of the group's gross income is derived from each of the five countries or five groups of countries; and less than 50% of the group's gross income is derived from any one country other than Switzerland; and 25% or less of the group's gross income is derived from USA

The headquarters company has independent discretionary authority to carry out the headquarters functions (i.e. overall supervision and administration of a multinational group of companies) and the headquarters company exercises this authority

The headquarters company is subject to generally applicable rules of taxation in Switzerland

The income derived from USA is derived in connection with the group's business activities or it is incidental to the group's business activities

TRIANGULAR CASES

The Swiss resident company derives income from USA which is attributable to a permanent establishment in a third jurisdiction

The total tax liability in CH and the third jurisdiction is less than 60% of the tax liability that would have been payable in CH, if the income was earned in CH by the company and were not attributable to the permanent establishment in the third jurisdiction

The income is royalty income received as compensation for the use of, or the right to use, intangible property produced or developed by the permanent establishment itself

Under these circumstances treaty protection is granted