Art. 18 VAT from 2024
Art. Object of Taxation 18 Principle
1 Domestic tax shall be levied on supplies made by taxable persons on Swiss territory for consideration; they are taxable unless this Act provides otherwise.
2 Due to the absence of any supply, the following flows of funds in particular do not qualify as a consideration:a. subsidies and other public law contributions, even if they are paid on the basis of a public service agreement or a programme agreement pursuant to Article 46 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution;b. funds that tourist offices receive exclusively from public law tourist charges and which they employ on behalf of public authorities for the public good;c. contributions from cantonal water, sewage or waste funds to waste disposal institutions or waterworks;d. donations;e. contributions to businesses, in particular interest free loans, recapitalisation payments and written-off debts;f. dividends and other profit shares;g. contractually or legally regulated cost sharing payments that are paid by an organisational unit, in particular by a fund, to participants in a branch of the industry;h. deposits in particular on packaging and containers;i. payments of damages, satisfaction and the like;j. remuneration for employment, such as board members'" and trustees’ fees, remuneration of authorities or pay;k. reimbursements, contributions to and allowances for supplies of goods delivered abroad that are exempt from the tax under Article 23 paragraph 2 number 1;l. charges, contributions or other payments received for sovereign activities.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.