Emails have been identified that purport to be from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) and use the following addresses (this list is not exhaustive): @federaltaxadministration.com, @ftaswiss.live. These addresses are not affiliated with the FTA and constitutes a phishing attempt. Reminder: Official emails from Swiss federal authorities are sent from addresses ending in @admin.ch (or a subdomain of xxx.admin.ch). Do not click on any links, do not open any attachments, and do not provide any personal, financial, or tax information. Report the message according to current procedures and delete it.

Further measures can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Cyber Security.
Federal Office for Cyber Security

Circular on stamp duties

The circulars published on this page are intended for cantonal tax authorities, trustees and interested natural and legal persons who are taxpayers. They provide explanatory clarifications on specific topics relating to direct federal tax.

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.