Your Certificate of Tax Residence steps - Brazil resident
Everything you need to request and obtain your Certificate of Tax Residence for your Swiss dividend withholding tax refund application.
Download your refund application pack
Your filing pack can be found at your Sprintax account – it includes your Swiss DWT refund application form, dividend statements, and a cover letter.
See below for exactly how to print, date and sign it.
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- Each Swiss DWT refund application is generated in 3 copies of the official form.
- You must date and sign each copy of the form where a wet signature is required.
- Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) requires that all DWT refund applications must be printed on A4 format.
Get your Certificate of Tax Residence — Brazil
For your country of residence, the Swiss FTA requires your tax residency to be certified directly on the Swiss DWT refund application form by your local tax office. A standalone Certificate of Tax Residence (COTR) is not accepted by the Tax Authorities.
See below for exactly how get your refund application form certified.
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- Copies 1 and 2 of the application form will be returned to you by your local tax office; copy 3 will remain with your local tax office for their records.
- Once your forms are returned by your local tax office, make sure that copy 1 is certified and that it carries an original wet signature before you submit your refund application to the Swiss FTA.
- The certification box is typically found on page 2 or page 3 of the form, depending on your country of residence.
Submit your application
Mail your signed Swiss DWT refund application form, together with your dividend statements, cover letter, and any required proof of tax residency (your certified form or a standalone Certificate of Tax Residence, depending on your country), to:
Swiss Federal Tax Administration
Eigerstrasse 65
3003 Berne
SWITZERLAND
- An express mail service is recommended but not required. Phone number for the package: +41 58 465 60 90
- Keep a copy of everything you submit for your records before mailing.
Statute of limitations: your certified Swiss refund application pack must be received by the Swiss FTA no later than 31 December of the relevant year — e.g. an application covering dividends paid in 2024 must be received by 31 December 2027.
Refund timeframe
Swiss DWT refund applications typically take up to a year to be reviewed and processed by the Swiss FTA.
Processing fee
A flat CHF 25 fee is deducted by the Swiss National Bank per each refund payment made by the Swiss FTA.