Switzerland Postpones Global Crypto Tax Sharing Until 2027

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Switzerland has officially delayed the automatic exchange of crypto account information with foreign tax authorities until 2027. The Swiss Federal Council announced the postponement on Wednesday, citing unresolved decisions about which countries will be included in the data-sharing program.

While the new Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) rules will still be written into Swiss law as planned on January 1, 2026, their implementation is now pushed back by at least a year. A key reason for the delay is that the government’s tax committee has “suspended deliberations” on the list of partner states for data exchange.

The CARF, created by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is a global standard designed to combat tax evasion by automatically sharing data on crypto assets with participating governments.

The Swiss government’s announcement also included amendments to domestic crypto tax laws, introducing transitional provisions intended to help local crypto firms comply with the future CARF requirements. This delay creates uncertainty, as Switzerland had previously targeted 2027 for the first data exchange, but that timeline is now in question.