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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 net tax rates of January 1, 2024

Due to the increase in VAT rates from January 1, 2024, the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has amended the ordinance on the amount of net tax rates by sector and activity (AS 2023 18).

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.