FTA services in ePortal
Here you will find links to and explanations regarding all of the FTA's online ePortal services. And you can also learn how to register in ePortal.
Whether you want to report VAT, report and claim a withholding tax refund or exchange tax data within the framework of the international exchange of information, you can find these and other services online on the Federal Administration's ePortal. How to register in ePortal.
Select AGOV as a new login method. You can find help at help.eiam.swiss. If you already have a CH-Login, please change over to AGOV and link AGOV with your existing account. This will give you access to your transactions.
Shutdown of VAT-declaration easy
The FTA is implementing future security requirements for its services on the ePortal and will therefore no longer offer “VAT-declaration easy” from May 2026. From this date onwards, VAT declarations will only be processed via the “VAT-declaration pro” service. The “VAT-declaration pro” service will continue to be available without restriction.
Take advantage of the practical functions of “VAT-declaration pro” today and register once with AGOV in the ePortal service “myESTV”.
AGOV is Switzerland's new government login and is gradually replacing the old CH-Login. From spring 2027 onwards, registration and login via AGOV will be mandatory and the CH-Login option will be discontinued at the end of 2027.
The FTA services in ePortal
You will find the services as tiles on the ePortal homepage. They are labelled with the name of the service and the responsible federal office. Find out more about the FTA's online services here.
myFTA
Manage all permissions for your companies and services in myFTA, with the exception of “Withholding tax (German residents)”, “AEOI” and “CbCR”. You can also grant powers of attorney here.
Register for VAT
Clarify whether your company is subject to VAT and register for VAT. More about VAT-liability.
Report VAT
You have two options (German version) for submitting a VAT declaration.
VAT certificates
Order a business registration certificate or a VAT certificate of registration with “VAT certificates”.
The business registration certificate is required abroad as proof in the refund procedure for reclaiming foreign VAT and for registering for tax liability. The VAT certificate of registration is used for other companies as proof of entry in the Swiss VAT Register.
Withholding tax Switzerland
Manage anticipatory tax online.
You can settle anticipatory tax (forms 102, 103, 110 and forms for the reporting procedure instead of payment 106, 108, 823, 823B, 823C) or have it refunded (forms 21, 25). The service allows you to track outstanding or completed transactions.
- More about declaring withholding tax
- More about claim to refund of withholding tax
Withholding tax (Germany)
If you are resident in Germany and would like to claim a refund of Swiss withholding tax, you can request the withholding tax refund online. The service includes the form F85 for Germany.
You manage the permissions directly in this service and not via myFTA.
Stamp duty
Manage stamp duty online.
You can settle stamp duty (form 9 / 9 FL) or register as a securities dealer. The service allows you to track outstanding or completed transactions.
Corporate radio and television fee
Manage the corporate radio and television fee online.
In addition to calculating the fee, the service also includes the option of forming and managing fee groups or groups of autonomous units. Moreover, you can submit a request for a refund of the corporate radio and television fee.
Tax calculator
Compare or calculate your taxes with the FTA's online tax calculator or generate historical tax burden statistics and cantonal tax data.
Automatic exchange of information AEOI
Banks, collective investment vehicles and insurance companies use the AEOI (Automatic Exchange Of Information) service to transmit information on types of investment income and client account balances if the client is resident abroad for tax purposes. The FTA forwards this information to the relevant foreign tax authorities. You manage the permissions directly in this service and not via myFTA.
Country by Country Reporting CbCR
Multinational enterprises use the CbCR (Country by Country Reporting) service to submit their report on the global allocation of turnover, taxes paid, other key figures by country and information on all legal entities. The report has to be submitted to the FTA no later than twelve months after the end of the reporting tax period. The CbC report has to comply with the technical guidelines and be in XML format. You manage the permissions directly in this service and not via myFTA.
Spontaneous Exchange of Information SEOI
To obtain access to the information exchange specialist application and the corresponding taxpayer, a personal account must first be set up on ePortal; it should use two-factor authentication (link). An invitation code (link) can then be redeemed which provides access to the information exchange specialist application and the corresponding taxpayer. The "Information exchange" tile in ePortal is not visible until at least one invitation code has been successfully redeemed.
How can I register in ePortal?
- Click on ePortal and log in.
- Choose either a guest login, AGOV (help.eiam.swiss) or a CH-LOGIN. The service tiles indicate which form of login is required.
- Go to myFTA, register your company and select the FTA services you would like to use.
- A registration code will be sent by post to the company's registered office address.
- Enter the registration code in myFTA. You will then be authorised for this company.
- If an administrator has already been designated for this company, that person can create an invitation code for you (link to ePortal documentation) that you can redeem in ePortal. In this case, it is not necessary to register in myFTA.
You can find out more about this in the user documentation in ePortal. You will also find it under the question mark at the top right of the ePortal homepage.