Tax Info
Enter Dynamic PageGeneral CIT Rate
Federal corporate income tax: after-tax profit of 8.5% (pre-tax profit of 7.83%). State and local CIT is added to federal CIT, resulting in an overall effective tax rate between 11.9% and 21.0%, depending on the company's domicile in Switzerland.
CIT Return Due Date
The due date varies from canton to canton (usually between six and nine months after the close of the business year).
CIT Payment Due Date
The due date varies from canton to canton.
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date
Federal CIT is usually due by 31 March of the following tax period. At the cantonal level, the due dates vary from canton to canton.
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty)
0%-35% / 0%-35% / 0
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty)
0%-35% / 0%-35% / 0
General VAT Rate
8.1%
General Capital Gain Tax Rate
The effective tax rate (ETR) depends on the company’s location of corporate residency in Switzerland. The ETR of a company resident at the capital cities of the Swiss cantons varies between 11.9% and 20.5%. Exceptions to be considered relate to the participation relief and capital gains on real estate.
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate
17.1%
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate
10.4%
Administrative Regions
AG - Aargau
AI - Appenzell Innerrhoden
AR - Appenzell Ausserrhoden
BE - canton of Bern
BL - Basel-Landschaft
BS - Basel-Stadt
FR - Canton of Fribourg
GE - Canton of Geneva
GL - Glarus
GR - Graubünden
JU - Canton of Jura
LU - Canton of Lucerne
NE - Canton of Neuchâtel
NW - Nidwalden
OW - Obwalden
SG - Canton of St. Gallen
SH - Canton of Schaffhausen
SO - Canton of Solothurn
SZ - Schwyz
TG - Thurgau
TI - Ticino
UR - Uri
VD - Canton of Vaud
VS - Canton of Valais
ZG - Canton of Zug
ZH - canton of Zürich
Belonging Jurisdiction
CH - Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
WORLD - Global
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