Administration fédérale des contributions AFC
Government AdministrationBern, Switzerland201-500 Employees
The Administration fédérale des contributions AFC is a Swiss federal government agency responsible for collecting the majority of federal revenues and supporting the funding of public functions. It administers major tax streams, ensuring fair and efficient assessment of value-added tax, the direct federal tax, the Verrechnungssteuer, and other levies. It develops tax-law provisions and, with cantons, works to harmonize direct taxation across the federation, cantons, and municipalities while informing on national tax issues and contributing to the development of the tax system. Based in Bern, the agency serves taxpayers and public authorities, including cantonal governments, as its primary clients. It enforces international agreements to prevent double taxation, manages international tax cooperation, collects treaty-based withholding taxes for other states, and compiles Swiss tax statistics.