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Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between April 7 - 13, 2025.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has published the 2025 withholding tax rates for all cantons. The canton of VD has corrected the rate file.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between March 31 and April 6, 2025.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated its overview of tax policy proposals and initiatives.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between March 24 - 30, 2025.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between March 17 - 23, 2025.

The FTA updated the publication "Kantonsblätter" on March 17, 2025.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between March 10 - 16, 2025.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between March 3 - 9, 2025.

At its meeting on March 7, 2025, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the popular initiative "Yes to fair federal taxes for married couples too - finally abolish discrimination against marriage!".

On March 4, 2025, the FTA updated the article "Taxation in the case of self-employment" from the tax information dossier.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between February 24 and March 2, 2025.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between February 17 - 23, 2025.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between February 10 - 16, 2025.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published between February 10 - 16, 2025.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has updated the lists of amendments to laws and ordinances in tax law.

In the case of postal items that trigger a deadline and are delivered at the weekend, the deadline should only begin to run on the following working day. This principle already applies in civil procedure law and is now to be applied to all federal law.

On February 11, 2025, the FTA published the "BFS municipality list 2025 for assigning the correct municipality number to the correct zip code" for import into the payroll accounting systems.

On February 11, 2025, the Federal Tax Administration published the updated list of Pillar 3b capital insurance policies that can be surrendered.

On 10 February 2025, the Federal Tax Administration published the updated list of providers of recognized pension products for tied pension provision (pillar 3a).

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between February 3 - 9, 2025.

According to a statement issued by the Federal Finance Administration (FFA) on February 4, 2025, the average direct taxes levied by the cantons and municipalities in Switzerland are almost one-fifth of the income of natural persons. The tax burden on the profits of legal entities is slightly less than a tenth.

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between January 27 and February 2, 2025.

On January 29, 2025, the Federal Council adopted the consultation draft for the relief package 27 (EP27).

Overview of the tax rulings of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between January 20 - 26, 2025.