In its session of 6 March 2018, the National Council adopted the motion to "abolish the obligation to sign the tax return".
According to the motion by Martin Schmid (17.3371) "Deletion of the obligation to sign the tax return", the Federal Council should be instructed to amend the Federal Act on Federal Direct Tax (DBG), the Federal Act on the Harmonisation of Direct Taxes of the Cantons and Municipalities (StHG) and the Withholding Tax Act (VStG) in such a way that tax returns or the application for a refund of withholding tax no longer need to be signed.
The Federal Council requested that the motion be accepted.
The Council of States (the Council that dealt with the matter first) had already adopted the motion in its session of 19 September 2017 (see our contribution of 19 September 2017).
The National Council also approved the motion in its session on 6 March 2018.
The corresponding chronology is available here.
