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Switzerland and EU sign Amending Protocol to the Agreement on automatic exchange of information in tax matters
On 20 October 2025 in Brussels, Switzerland and the European Union (EU) signed the Amending Protocol to the Agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information to improve international tax compliance. With the Amending Protocol, the Agreement will be aligned to the amended OECD standard and supplemented with new provisions on administrative assistance for the collection of VAT claims.
Switzerland and Zimbabwe sign double taxation agreement
On 19 March 2025 in Harare, Switzerland and Zimbabwe signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) with respect to income tax. This will ensure the requisite legal certainty for the ongoing development of bilateral economic relations and tax cooperation between the two countries.
Federal Council adopts dispatch on extending international automatic exchange of information in tax matters
During its meeting on 19 February 2025, the Federal Council submitted to Parliament the dispatch on extending the international automatic exchange of information in tax matters (AEOI). Set to apply from 1 January 2026, the extension concerns the new AEOI concerning cryptoassets and the amendment of the standard for the automatic exchange of financial account information.