{"id":39286,"date":"2025-04-09T12:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/?p=39286"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:30:41","slug":"revision-of-vat-key-changes-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/revision-of-vat-key-changes-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Partial VAT Reform: What Will Change in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39286\" class=\"elementor elementor-39286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-666cffa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"666cffa6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34bc7b82\" data-id=\"34bc7b82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55a3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d55a3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/la-reforme-de-la-tva-en-suisse-r43kg43e35gasgsdo8k2a36rbxrrm4wchi0dtgpuao.jpg\" title=\"The revision of VAT in Switzerland\" alt=\"The revision of VAT in Switzerland\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a925427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a925427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VAT revision in brief<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9d3fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a9d3fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In January 2025, the partial revision and ordinance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fidulex.ch\/en\/companies\/vat-management\/\">VAT<\/a> have come into force. Among other things, one of the major changes in this revision is the obligation to use the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eportal.admin.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online portal<\/a><\/strong> available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c99a78c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c99a78c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Major changes in the VAT revision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2b71bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b2b71bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Obligation to use the online portal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fdde18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63fdde18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As of January 2025, if a company is subject to VAT, the revision provides for a <strong>obligation<\/strong> to settle the latter via the online portal. Paper statements will no longer be provided or accepted.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can choose between \"VAT statement pro\" and \"VAT statement easy\". With the pro version, you can create an account, while the easy version lets you settle as a guest.<\/p><p>The following procedures may benefit from an exception to the obligation to use the portal until 2027, such as :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a98833c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7a98833c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ba70b1c4-5bae-4555-bc07-a843f0555fc7\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewbox=\"0 0 32.979 32\"><g id=\"b56c1629-3605-49a6-a5a2-6e0ad1366455\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Requests for authorization for group taxation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ba70b1c4-5bae-4555-bc07-a843f0555fc7\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewbox=\"0 0 32.979 32\"><g id=\"b56c1629-3605-49a6-a5a2-6e0ad1366455\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"b672b96b-826c-4d33-a4d3-1399b300653f\" data-name=\"Homepage\"><g id=\"ba7d1b89-bd75-4e14-908f-0f1da3ccafb5\" data-name=\"Section-2\"><g id=\"ec5a0e1c-5428-4b9d-a5e5-e88cfab1314c\" data-name=\"Group-14\"><g id=\"bbdb9cc5-333a-42d8-a01d-00241f0ac5b5\" data-name=\"checked\"><path id=\"b7a04dda-4f32-4d1e-b028-755732165484\" data-name=\"Path\" 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d=\"M30.7939,14.7939A1.206,1.206,0,0,0,29.5879,16,13.5879,13.5879,0,1,1,16,2.4121,1.2061,1.2061,0,1,0,16,0,16,16,0,1,0,32,16,1.206,1.206,0,0,0,30.7939,14.7939Z\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Withdrawal of declaration of liability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578109dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"578109dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For online platforms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b858e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71b858e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the major changes requested is the subjection of <strong>mandatory<\/strong> online sales platforms. Prior to this revision, foreign sellers (not domiciled in Switzerland) were not required to pay VAT in Switzerland, unless their sales were equal to or greater than CHF 100,000 and the consignments remained modest.<\/p><p>This has inevitably created unfair competition for Swiss companies. The <strong>VAT revision<\/strong> is therefore seeking to remedy this problem by making all sales platforms liable, even if the products sold come from foreign countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d374bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d374bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VAT exemption for tour operators <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7404ae6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7404ae6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to 2025, foreign tour operators sometimes had to pay VAT in Switzerland when organizing tours. To simplify administrative procedures and promote tourism in Switzerland, tour operators will be exempt from VAT on their services.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15c127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15c127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reduced-rate menstrual hygiene products<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65844470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65844470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To promote equality between men and women, the revised VAT will tax menstrual hygiene products such as tampons and pads at a reduced rate. The rate applied will rise from 8.1% to <strong>2.6%<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ef6311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18ef6311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Public grants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33217dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33217dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before January 2025, when the state gave money to an organization to carry out a \"legal\" mission seen as <strong>essential<\/strong> (such as public transport subsidies), this sum was generally subject to VAT.<\/p><p>This raised ethical questions, since it seemed that public money was being <strong>partially taken back<\/strong> via VAT. With this revision of VAT, public authorities should receive more funds to carry out their activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52222faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52222faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New tax exclusions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fe0472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44fe0472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To encourage participation in <strong>cultural activities<\/strong> (non-commercial), these activities will no longer be subject to VAT. In the past, amateur cultural activities were not always subject to VAT, although they could be.<\/p><p>The <strong>coordination services for medical treatment<\/strong> (organization of home care, medical appointments, etc.) could previously be subject to VAT, but the revision revokes this possibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c86c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8c86c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simplified VAT procedure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae42f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae42f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At present, VAT statements can be drawn up on a monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis. The VAT revision changes this, and gives SMEs the opportunity to settle on a monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis. <strong>annual basis<\/strong>.<\/p><p>This facilitates the billing and payment procedure, which will be carried out in instalments, calculated on the basis of the previous tax period. An instalment can be paid as early as <strong>500 CHF<\/strong> if the effective method is used. For those using the net tax liability method, the minimum advance payment is <strong>CHF 1,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ea4876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ea4876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Battling fraud<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0cbb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f0cbb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Serial bankruptcies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2611b1b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2611b1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The VAT overhaul is also designed to better combat <strong>tax fraud.<\/strong> When a company goes bankrupt, it often fails to pay the VAT it owes to the government. Some company directors abuse this system, letting their businesses go bankrupt only to start up a new one, in order to avoid paying VAT.<\/p><p>The FCA (Federal Tax Administration) will be entitled to request a financial guarantee from a company director if he or she has already been a member of the management of at least 2 companies that have gone bankrupt in a short period of time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cef5713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cef5713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emissions trading<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4b976b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c4b976b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By law, a business is allowed to produce a <strong>limited quantity<\/strong> of CO2 emissions over a given period. If a company pollutes less than expected, it can sell the surplus emissions rights. A company that exceeds its allocation can also buy rights.<\/p><p>This market is particularly vulnerable to VAT fraud. The Federal Council has approved the following measures to reduce this problem:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773b144 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"773b144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ba70b1c4-5bae-4555-bc07-a843f0555fc7\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewbox=\"0 0 32.979 32\"><g id=\"b56c1629-3605-49a6-a5a2-6e0ad1366455\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"b672b96b-826c-4d33-a4d3-1399b300653f\" data-name=\"Homepage\"><g id=\"ba7d1b89-bd75-4e14-908f-0f1da3ccafb5\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cd1bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"29cd1bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"icon icon-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened icon icon-circle-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What will change with the VAT revision in 2025?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7011\"><p>From January 1, 2025, Switzerland will be implementing a partial VAT revision. A number of changes will come into effect, including the obligation to use an online portal for settlement, new reduced rates, changes for online sales platforms, and measures to combat fraud.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"icon icon-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened icon icon-circle-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What's the difference between D\u00e9compte TVA easy and D\u00e9compte TVA pro?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7012\"><p>The easy VAT statement lets you submit a statement as a guest, without creating an account. VAT statement pro, on the other hand, allows you to manage your file with a personal account, ideal for a more comprehensive follow-up.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"icon icon-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened icon icon-circle-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which companies are affected by the new liability of online platforms?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7013\"><p>All the <strong data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1274\">digital mail-order platforms<\/strong> must now declare and pay VAT on deliveries processed via their interface, even if the products come from abroad. The aim is to re-establish fair competition with Swiss companies.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"icon icon-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened icon icon-circle-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why are foreign tour operators now exempt from VAT?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7014\"><p>To <strong data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1625\">simplify administrative procedures<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1664\">promote tourism in Switzerland<\/strong>Foreign tour operators are no longer required to pay VAT on their services when organizing trips in Switzerland.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7015\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7015\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"icon icon-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened icon icon-circle-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What rate will menstrual hygiene products be subject to from 2025?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7015\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7015\"><p>Menstrual hygiene products such as pads and tampons are now taxed at a reduced rate of 2.6%, compared with 8.1% previously. 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