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On 28 January 2022, the FTA updated the figures on capital contributions, repayments and other changes.

The Federal Finance Administration (FFA) published the Tax Utilisation Index 2022 on 6 January 2022.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published between 20 - 31 December 2021.

The FTA has published a new article "Cryptocurrency" for the tax information dossier.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) posted the tax folders for the 2021 tax period on 29 December 2021.

The article "Reference procedure for direct taxes" from the dossier Tax Information has been updated.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 8 - 14 November 2021.

The article "Subjective tax liability" was updated on 10 September 2021. It explains the differences between unlimited and limited tax liability of legal entities and individuals at cantonal and federal level.

On 2 July 2021, the FTA published the 2020 tax statistics, which provide information on the tax revenues and statistical evaluations of individuals and legal entities in Switzerland.

The brochure "The Swiss Tax System" was updated on 22 June 2021. It provides an overview of taxes at federal, cantonal and communal level and addresses cantonal peculiarities.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 7 - 13 June 2021.

The Federal Council has taken note of the status of the OECD/G20 work on global corporate taxation.

The "Current taxes" dossier was updated on 27 May 2021.

The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) published its 2020 Activity Report on April 22, 2021.

Zurich residents with a gross income of between CHF 60,000 and 200,000 benefit from below-average taxation compared with the rest of Switzerland. This is shown by the latest tax burden monitor of the Finance Directorate.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in February 2021.

The group of experts on Switzerland as a tax location, which is made up of various representatives of the Confederation, the cantons and the business community, has formulated 16 fields of action in which it sees potential for tax improvements in Switzerland.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Zurich Administrative Court published in January 2021.

On 17 December 2020, the FTA updated the article "Main features of the Swiss tax system" from the Tax Information dossier.

The FTA has published the circular "Mutations in the Cantonal Supervision Division as of 1 January 2021".

The Zurich Cantonal Tax Office has published information on the new cantonal segregation rules for foreign permanent establishments.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 19 - 25 October 2020.

Overview of the tax law decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published in the week of 14 - 20 September 2020.

On behalf of Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, a tax policy agenda is to be adopted by the end of 2020.

In the course of August 2020, the Federal Council commented on various motions, postulates and interpellations (tax amnesty, micro-tax, VAT, etc.).