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In August 2025, a report by independent expert Fran\u00e7ois Paych\u00e8re established that the Vaud tax shield had been misapplied between 2009 and 2021. The report triggered several audits of the canton of Vaud's tax administration. Those on the tax shield were published this summer. The audit of the organisation of the Directorate General of Taxation (DGF) itself was still pending.<\/p>\n
The Department of Finance, Territory and Sport (DFTS) presented on 9 November 2026<\/strong> the reorganisation of the DGF. It is based on the governance audit carried out by the firm BDO from March to October 2026. According to the State of Vaud's press release, the DGF fulfils its duties as required, but must transform its strategy, governance and processes.<\/p>\n The Director General, Metihe Mehmeti, in office since March 2026, will lead the service with a smaller executive committee and a Deputy Director General. Sensitive decisions will be taken collectively within a technical committee. The organisation is grouped into seven areas<\/strong>. According to RTS, Metihe Mehmeti noted that management decisions had so far lacked collegiality and transparency.<\/p>\n Concrete changes are already in place: ruling requests (advance tax agreements) go through a dedicated address, under defined admissibility criteria. Companies setting up in the canton have a single tax contact.<\/p>\nKey figures<\/h3>\n
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What it means for businesses<\/h3>\n
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