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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.

VAT forms

This page provides an overview of the various VAT forms. You can see at a glance which forms are already available online and which still need to be submitted in paper form. The table provides direct access to the online form or PDF download.

Our goal is to make access to the forms you need as easy and transparent as possible. The overview is continuously updated as soon as new digital options become available. Applications are accepted both in paper form and online, provided that the corresponding paper form is still displayed here.

From 1 January 2025, all VAT-registered companies must submit their VAT returns via ePortal.

Online VAT returns - Specimen

Attorney

Various

VAT refund: to companies with their domicile on foreign territory

Tax-free for tourists

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact us using the contact form.

Specific enquiries (German)

Federal Tax Administration FTA
Main Division Value Added Tax
Schwarztorstrasse 50
3003 Berne