Tax and the City
🇬🇧 Tax and the City - the podcast for everyone who's ever tuned out when taxes came up. I couldn't help but wonder: Does talking about taxes really have to be this dry? The answer: No. Definitely not. Julia Tatje, founder of taxum Personal Tax Boutique in Zurich, makes tax knowledge accessible - no jargon, just clarity, humour, and real stories. Whether it's imputed rental value, pillar 3a, or international tax questions: This is where you'll find the answers you actually need. And because taxes are always tied to life stories, Julia regularly welcomes fascinating guests to the podcast: people with intern...
4 - Was tun, bevor der Eigenmietwert Geschichte ist? mit Bastian Thurneysen
Die Folge, in der wir uns fragen: Habe ich etwas verpasst - oder ist es noch nicht zu spät?
Der Eigenmietwert war jahrelang ungeliebt, oft missverstanden - und jetzt soll er abgeschafft werden. Plötzlich wollen alle wissen, was das für sie bedeutet. Julia Tatje spricht mit Bastian Thurneysen, Rechtsanwalt bei Burckhardt, über die Fehler, die gerade jetzt passieren, und darüber, warum die Entscheidungen von heute noch lange nachwirken werden - auch nach 2028.
Und ja, die beiden kennen sich seit einem Campingplatz irgendwo in den Bergen von Lesotho. Oder war es Südafrika? Egal - jetz...
3 - From Corporate to Portfolio - One Woman's Reinvention with Xenia Tao
The One Where the Corporate Chapter Closes and Something Better Begins
After more than a decade in global banking, Xenia made the decision to step into something new. Not a pivot, not a side hustle. A reinvention. In this episode, Julia Tatje sits down with Xenia to talk about what really happens when the professional identity you spent years building no longer fits, and what it actually takes, practically and personally, to build what comes next. It turns out the paperwork was never the hard part. They discuss the tax, pension, and structural questions that catch most people off...
2 - The Swiss-US Tax Mistakes Nobody Warns You About with Darlene Hart
The One Where Your Advisors Aren't Talking to Each Other
You've got your people. But are your people talking to each other? In this episode, Julia Tatje and Darlene Hart reveal the cross-border tax blunders quietly costing Americans in Switzerland, Swiss nationals with US investments, and green card holders who think they've escaped the IRS. Spoiler: you haven't.
In This Episode
Why your Swiss tax return and your US CPA should never be strangers Green card holders: the IRS follows you everywhere - yes, even Zurich Pillar 3A for Americans: saving Swiss tax while unknowingly owing...Why Taxes can "beat" the Psychiatrist – The Woman Behind taxum
In the very first episode of Tax and the City, meet the woman who makes taxes entertaining: Julia Tatje, founder of taxum Personal Tax Boutique in Zurich. In conversation with Alexandra Weck, Julia shares why she left her marketing career behind to do tax returns for international professionals and families – and why her clients say 15 minutes with her is better than a visit to the psychiatrist. Plus: What's the deal with imputed rental value, why Swiss tax returns aren't as scary as you think, and what surprising hobby does a tax advisor have?
