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Request to pay taxes in instalments, in German (Switzerland)
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For taxpayers in Switzerland who cannot pay a tax invoice on time, in German for a tax office that works in German: asks the office that issued the invoice for instalments, explains the considerable hardship and proposes a down payment, monthly instalments and a start date; the office may waive interest for that time (Art. 166 DFTA and the cantonal tax act, in Zurich § 177 StG). Some tax offices offer an online form for this. Send it before the payment period ends, with proof of income, outgoings and assets.
- Made for use in Switzerland
- Last updated November 4, 2026
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When to use this document
- Your tax invoice in Switzerland has arrived and you cannot pay it all at once.
- After losing your job or falling ill you do not have the money for your taxes.
- A large back payment for last tax year has come as a surprise.
- You want to propose instalments to the tax office before the payment period ends.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Taxpayer
- Taxpayer's tax address
- Tax authority (name as on the assessment or invoice)
- Tax authority's address (as in the notice of appeal or on the invoice)
- City
- Date
- Tax year or period
- Reference or register number (as on the assessment or invoice)
- Date of the tax invoice
- Amount due
- Why paying on time would hit you hard (e.g. job loss, illness, income and outgoings)
- Immediate down payment in CHF (optional)
- Number of instalments
- Amount of each monthly instalment
- Due date of the first instalment
Common questions
- When does a Swiss tax office allow payment in instalments?
- If paying on time would cause you considerable hardship, the collecting authority may extend the payment period or allow instalments; it may waive interest for that time and ask for security (Art. 166 DFTA). Similar rules apply to cantonal taxes, in Zurich § 177 StG. If you miss an instalment, the arrangement is revoked (Art. 166 para. 3 DFTA). Some cantons, such as Solothurn, take these requests online.
- Where do I send a request to pay Swiss taxes in instalments?
- To the office that issued the tax invoice; its name and address are on the invoice. If the invoice for cantonal and communal taxes and the one for the federal direct tax come from two different offices, send a request to each. Do it before the payment period ends: otherwise default interest runs on what is unpaid, and the authority may start debt enforcement.
- How do Swiss tax instalments differ from tax remission?
- With payment facilities the whole tax stays owed; you only pay it later or in instalments. Remission cancels the tax in whole or part where paying it would mean great hardship because of distress (Art. 167 DFTA and the cantonal acts); it needs its own request and stricter conditions. An objection is something else again: it contests the assessment itself, within 30 days of notification.
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