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Security alert

Phishing attempt posing as the FTA

Updated on 21 May 2026

A fraudulent message is currently circulating which purports to be from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) and announces an alleged tax refund of CHF 287. This email is a phishing attempt designed to trick you into entering your bank details on a fake government website.Please ignore these emails, do not click on any links they contain, do not disclose any personal information, and delete these emails.

Tax brochures

The tax folders are brief overviews for the whole of Switzerland (federal/cantonal) of various types of income and deductions for income and wealth taxes for natural persons, tax rates for profit and capital taxes for legal entities, inheritance and gift taxes, and property gains tax.

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.