Stamp duty

Here you will find everything you need to know about reporting and paying stamp duty, as well as forms and specialist information.Stamp duties are taxes levied by the Confederation on certain legal and capital transactions. The levying of these is linked to the creation of participation rights (issuance duty), securities trading (transfer duty) or premium payments for certain types of insurance (duty on insurance premiums).

• issue tax on equity capital (covers the issuance of and increase in the nominal value of Swiss participation rights); (German version)
• transfer stamp tax (covers the purchase and sale of Swiss and foreign securities by Swiss securities dealers); (German version)
• duty on insurance premiums (covers premium payments for liability, fire, household contents and comprehensive insurance).  (German version)

Questions and answers about stamp duty

• What are stamp duties?

  Stamp duties are taxes levied by the Confederation on certain legal and capital transactions. The levying of these is linked to the creation of participation rights (issuance duty), securities trading (transfer duty) or premium payments for certain types of insurance (duty on insurance premiums).

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