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Situation in the Middle East

Crisis

Updated on 8 Apr 2026

Switzerland's position and information for Swiss citizens and travellers in the region.

Third party communicationPublished on 7 April 2026

Top-up tax: temporal application and exercise of elections of the administrative guidance of 5 January 2026 on the Side-by-Side Package

Berne, 07.04.2026 — The FTA provides information on the effective date of the new safe harbor rules in the context of the minimum taxation of large multinational corporate groups. With regard to the applicable accounting standard for the Simplified ETR Safe Harbor, reference is made to Article 9 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Minimum Taxation Ordinance (OMinT).