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Warning – Pishing Attempt !

Updated on 6 Jul 2026

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.

Fiscal equalization NFE

As part of the restructuring of fiscal equalisation and the division of tasks between the Confederation and the cantons (NFA), a completely revised fiscal equalisation and burden-sharing system came into force at the beginning of 2008. The aim of this system is to strengthen the financial autonomy of the cantons and reduce disparities. It provides the necessary compensation mechanisms and thus creates the financial conditions required to maintain the federal structure of Switzerland (revised Art. 135 of the Federal Constitution).

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.