Markus Metzger

Professional experience

Markus Metzger worked for the first 17 years of his career in various positions in the transport and logistics sector. He then worked for around 13 years as a tax specialist and partner with a large multi-national auditing and consulting company. During this period, he built up a new branch office in Zug and at the same time headed the company’s VAT centre of expertise. Throughout this time, one of his main activities was lecturing at internal and external courses, seminars (see also under MAM Business GmbH).

On 1 December 2013, Markus Metzger established Tax Team AG based in Cham (ZG), now located in Zug, together with Branko Balaban.

Further activities

Since 2022:
Vice President and Head of Finance, Himalaya's Children Foundation
https://himalayas-children.ch/

Since 2022:
Editor-in-Chief Customs + VAT Review
https://steuerportal.ch/fachmodule/zollrevue/info/

Since 2005:
Member of the Expert Commission MWST of EXPERTsuisse

2002 – 2010:
Audit Commission for the commune of Mettmenstetten:
four years as a member and four years as chairman

Lecturing activities

Since 2023:
Lecturer in the eFachausweis in the course for the Swiss Certified Expert in Accounting and Controlling
https://efachausweis.ch/

Since 2020 Swiss School for international Business (SSIB):
Lecturer in the course Foreign Trade Specialist and Foreign Trade Manager www.ssib.ch/lehrgaenge

Since 2017 SVIT Swiss Real Estate School:
Lecturer for VAT in the course Real Estate Manager and Real Estate Trustee www.svit.ch/de/sres

Since 2017 fisca:
Lecturer for different courses
https://fisca.ch/

2016 – 2019 Bildungszentrum Zürichsee (BZZ):
Lecturer in accounting for office clerks
www.bzz.ch

Since 2015 Swiss Forum for Auditors and Fiduciaries Ltd:
Lecturer for VAT
www.sfrt.ch/de/index.php

Since 2013 Chamber of Commerce, Zentralschweiz (IHZ):
Lecturer for international VAT
www.ihz.ch/veranstaltungen.html

Since 2013 Swiss Fiduciary (sections Graubünden, Zürich and Zentralschweiz):
Lecturer on VAT

Since 2013 KV Zurich Business School:
Lecturer on VAT and direct taxes for the course on accounting, fiduciary services and taxation
www.kvz-weiterbildung.ch

2008 – 2018 Commercial Education and Training Centre Zug (KBZ):
Lecturer on VAT in the course for the federally certified fiduciary qualification; lecturer on VAT in the course on accounting, fiduciary services and taxation, and in the postgraduate specialised course on taxation; lecturer on accounting and business management at the Commercial School; lecturer on accounting for the refresher course in preparation for the admission examination for the PET College and vocational baccalaureate
www.zg.ch

Since 2012 Association of Zurich Financial Professionals (VZF):
Lecturer for VAT and public finances
https://www.vzf.ch/kurse/

Since 2009 IFF University St.Gallen:
Lecturer for VAT
iff.unisg.ch/de/kurse-und-seminare/aktuelle-kurse-und-seminare

Since 2008 Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU):
Lecturer on VAT for the modules on taxation and law for SMEs, and specialised module on public finances
https://www.hslu.ch/en/

2007 – 2023 Association for higher professional examination for tax experts:
Leader for VAT module as well as president of the module examination committee www.expertsuisse.ch/pruefungen-dipl-steuerexperte

Since 2005 EXPERTsuisse:
Lecturer on VAT in the course for certified auditors and lecturer on VAT for the module on professional judgement
www.academies.ch

Since 2005 EXPERTsuisse:
Responsible for 5 – 10 one-day seminars with various speakers about taxation and social insurance, and lecturer on VAT at other one-day seminars
www.academies.ch

Since 2004 Campus Sursee:
Lecturer on direct taxation and VAT in the course for certified master builders
https://www.campus-sursee.ch/

2004 – 2009 Swiss Fiduciary School (STS) and Swiss Fiduciary Institute (STI):
Lecturer on VAT at the congress and in various courses

2003 – 2010 veb.ch:
Lecturer on national and international VAT at symposia, at the veb College and at one-day seminars in preparation for the federal examinations

2003 – 2006 Open University (Fernfachhochschule) Switzerland/veb.ch:
Module manager and lecturer for continuing education and training in national and international VAT law

1996 – 2005 Sponsor organisation for the Advanced Federal PET Diploma for personal assistants, Zurich:
Expert examiner and module manager for the area on corporate social affairs