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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.

New QR-bill replaces current payment slips

As of October 1, 2022, only QR-bills invoices will be processed. From this date, the orange and red payment slips are no longer permitted as a payment method and will no longer be processed.

New QR-bill replaces current payment slips

Standing orders E-banking

Standing orders based on orange or red payment slips will no longer be executed as of October 1, 2022.

IBAN (International Bank Account Number) payments

You can still make payments using IBAN. Please indicate for each payment the FTA-ID, VAT number or UID number and the payment reason.

The relevant IBAN can be found under the following links: