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 identification number for automatic exchange of information

On 1 January 2017, the legal basis for the international automatic exchange of information in tax matters (AEOI) came into force in Switzerland. The new global standard for AEOI is intended to prevent cross-border tax evasion. To date, around 100 countries have committed to adopting this standard.

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.