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09.01.2026 19'

2026 Reporting Reminder

We would like to inform all Swiss financial institutions on their reporting requirements under CRS, FATCA and QI. The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For the non-Swiss CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, the respective local implementation guidance must be consulted.
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23.12.2025 6'

2025 Year Wrap-up and Outlook

While CRS 2.0 will enter into force as scheduled on 1 January 2026, the entry into force of the Swiss CARF provisions has been postponed until at least 2027. As a result, both CARF reporting and due diligence obligations are deferred, providing affected financial institutions with additional time for preparation. At the same time, further regulatory developments are coming into focus, including the revised FATCA agreement (expected to enter into force no earlier than 1 January 2027), new electronic filing requirements in the QI environment, and the postponed introduction of the German MiKaDiv reporting obligations by the end of 2026.
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09.01.2025 20'

2025 Reporting Reminder

We would like to inform all Swiss financial institutions on their reporting requirements under CRS, FATCA and QI. The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For the non-Swiss CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, the respective local implementation guidance must be consulted.
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08.08.2024 9'

QI Update

With this newsletter, we would like to inform the Swiss QIs/FFIs on the most relevant regulatory updates.
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05.07.2024 9'

Switzerland Changes to Model 1 FATCA IGA

On June 27, 2024, the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) announced the signing of a new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) between Switzerland and the USA. Scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027, this new FATCA IGA is a reciprocal Model 1 IGA.
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17.01.2024 21'

2024 Reporting Reminder

We would like to inform all Swiss financial institutions on their reporting requirements under CRS, FATCA and QI. The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For the non-Swiss CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, the respective local implementation guidance must be consulted.
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14.07.2022 3'

FATCA Group Request Reminder

Swiss financial institutions are advised to ensure the accuracy of their FATCA reporting from 2014 to 2021, prepare required information and documents promptly for submission to the SFTA, and test information exchange procedures ahead of potential group requests, as the USA can now make such requests under the Swiss-US FATCA IGA, with a strict ten-day deadline for compliance.
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28.01.2022 15'

Reporting Reminder 2022

We would like to inform all Swiss financial institutions on their reporting requirements under CRS, FATCA and QI. The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For the non-Swiss CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, the respective local implementation guidance must be consulted. As in previous years, PQS will be able to support FIs with preparing and uploading FATCA, QI and CRS reportable data to the respective authorities.
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20.01.2021 14'

Reporting Reminder 2021

We would like to inform all Swiss financial institutions on their reporting requirements under CRS, FATCA and QI. The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For the non-Swiss CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, the respective local implementation guidance must be consulted. As in previous years, PEQ will be able to support FIs with preparing and uploading FATCA, QI and CRS reportable data to the respective authorities.
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19.05.2020 2'

FATCA group requests

The Swiss Federal Tax Authority (SFTA) notified Swiss financial institutions about FATCA group requests, with the first requests expected after September 2020; institutions must meet obligations by June 15, 2020.
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29.01.2020 11'

Reporting Reminder 2020

The QI Reporting Requirements outlined in this newsletter will also be applicable to non-Swiss QIs. For CRS and FATCA reporting requirements, local implementation guidance must be consulted. As in previous years, PQS will be able to support FIs with preparing and uploading FATCA, QI and CRS reportable data to the respective authorities.
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