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.

Tax at source rates for import into payroll accounting systems (ERP systems)

The cantonal tax at source rates (TXT/ZIP format) are intended exclusively for employers, software suppliers, etc. There are no plans to publish all tax at source rates (e.g. in PDF format) on the website of the Federal Tax Administration (FTA). Links to the cantonal tax administrations will be provided for this information.

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.