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

17.01.2024

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We would like to inform all Swiss financial institutions on their reporting requirements under CRS, FATCA and QI. The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For the non-Swiss CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, the respective local implementation guidance must be consulted.

04.12.2023

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Another eventful year is about to be over, which means it is time for us to take a look back at all that happened in the Qualified Intermediary space this year and to inform about what is going to happen next year.

28.09.2023

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We would like to inform you that the former PEQ Solutions LLC has recently changed its name to PQ Solutions LLC. As part of this change, we have updated our company logo and corporate design to reflect the new name and our website URL has changed to pqs.ch.

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

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

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

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

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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