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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.

VAT flat tax rates of January 1, 2025

Here you will find the most important changes to the flat tax rate method as of January 1, 2025.

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.