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The FTA ─ for federal taxes and federal duties

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) is responsible for value added tax, direct federal tax, withholding tax, stamp duty and other federal taxes.

Federal Tax Administration

As English is not one of Switzerland's official languages, only the most important information concerning the Administration is translated into English. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. Please refer to the German, French or Italian original version.

Frequent requests

Report VAT

Go directly to ePortal

Register for VAT

Go directly to ePortal

VAT specialist information

Tax free for tourists, VAT refund

Declare Anticipatory Tax and Stamp duty

Go directly to ePortal

Claim to refund of Swiss Anticipatory Tax (Swiss Withholding Tax)

Residents of other countries please use the forms for reimbursement for persons residing abroad.

Specialist information – Anticipatory Tax (Swiss Withholding Tax)

Foreign exchange rates

Foreign exchange rates for fees in foreign currency: exchange rates and securities listed and traded over the counter in Switzerland.

Salary certificate / Pension statement

Employers certify which benefits they have paid out to their employees on the official form salary certificate / pension statement.

Tax calculator

Tax calculations, historical tax burden statistics and cantonal tax data can be generated interactively with this online tool.

News

New online services for withholding tax in ePortal

The latest online services replace forms 106, 108, 823, 823B and 823C for the anticipatory tax.

Digital threats

Here you will find information on digital threats.

News