Digital threats

Email phishing

Updated on 2 Apr 2026

Phishing emails purporting to be from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) are currently in circulation. These claim to contain an official notification regarding a refund. Please ignore these emails, do not click on any links they contain, do not disclose any personal data and delete these emails. Further measures can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Cyber Security.

CbCR - Registration on the ePortal

The obligation to submit a country-specific report applies for the first time to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2018. According to Article 10(1) ALBAG, the reporting entity must register with the FTA without being asked to do so. Registration must take place no later than 90 days after the end of the reporting tax period.

As English is not one of Switzerland's official languages, only the most important information is translated into English. Please refer to the German, French or Italian original version.