- Ordinance No. RO 2024 535 published in Swiss Official Gazette on Oct. 4
- Decrease in interest rates for late, refunded, and advance tax payments effective Jan. 1, 2025
- Interest rates reduced to 4.5% from 4.75% for defaults, refunds, and conditional payment obligations
- Interest rates reduced to 0.75% from 1.25% for advance payments
- Rates apply to taxes such as VAT, direct federal tax, withholding, CO2 levy, stamp duty, and additional tax for minimum taxation of large MNE groups
- Ordinance enters into force on Jan. 1, 2025.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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