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Welcome to the media office of the Federal Tax Administration FTA. The FTA Communications unit supports media representatives with media information in the area of taxation at federal level. Due to tax secrecy in Switzerland, we do not provide information on specific tax cases. Media professionals can contact Adrian Grob (media spokesperson), Nadine Ellis (media spokesperson) or Patrick Teuscher (Head of Communications): media(at)estv.admin.ch; +41 58 464 90 00.
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Media information is subject to certain restrictions as a result of tax secrecy or international agreements:
- Media enquiries about specific tax cases can only be answered in general terms to ensure that no conclusions can be drawn about specific cases due to tax secrecy.
- Media enquiries about specific instances of international tax assistance are subject to the confidentiality clause in double taxation agreements and can only be answered in general terms.
Press releases and news on FTA topics
VAT deregistration and VAT groups now available on the FTA portal
From 9 November 2026, taxable persons will be able to deregister their business from VAT, create a new VAT group or edit an existing VAT group on the FTA portal. The new functions can be found on the FTA portal under ‘New transactions’. Businesses will benefit from clearly structured and user-friendly processes that reduce the administrative burden.
Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Administrative assistance in accordance with FATCA: FATCA group requests pursuant to Art. 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act and final decrees pursuant to Art. 5 paragraph 3 letter b of the FATCA Agreement
The Federal Tax Administration has published FATCA group requests pursuant to Article 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act and final decrees pursuant to Article 5 paragraph 3 letter b of the FATCA Agreement.
Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Administrative assistance in accordance with FATCA: notification of receipt of FATCA group requests pursuant to Article 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act
The Federal Tax Administration has published FATCA group requests pursuant to Article 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act.
News
Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Administrative assistance in accordance with FATCA: FATCA group requests pursuant to Art. 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act and final decrees pursuant to Art. 5 paragraph 3 letter b of the FATCA Agreement
The Federal Tax Administration has published FATCA group requests pursuant to Article 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act and final decrees pursuant to Article 5 paragraph 3 letter b of the FATCA Agreement.
Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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