Switzerland Postpones Crypto Tax Data Exchange to Earliest 2027
TLDR
- Switzerland will not begin automatic crypto tax data exchanges before the year 2027.
- The legal framework for crypto reporting will come into effect from January 1, 2026.
- The Federal Council approved changes to the ordinance on international tax data exchange.
- Parliament supported aligning Swiss laws with the OECD’s global reporting standards.
- The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework will be written into Swiss law but will remain inactive.
Switzerland will not begin automatic crypto tax data exchanges until 2027. The legal framework will start in January 2026. However, political decisions have delayed implementation of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) beyond the original timeline.
