Switzerland has published the latest update to its CRS MCAA participant list, formalised in Decision No. RO 2026 57, reflecting changes to the scope of automatic financial account information exchange.

Switzerland has updated its list of participating jurisdictions under the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA).

The update was formalised in Decision No. RO 2026 57, gazetted on 3 February 2026, and takes effect from 1 January 2026.

State/Territory Effective Date Exchange Type
Uganda 1 January 2026 Reciprocal exchange of financial account information
Trinidad and Tobago* 1 January 2026 Non-reciprocal; sends information to Switzerland only

The CRS MCAA, signed on 29 October 2014, enables competent authorities worldwide to exchange financial account information automatically, strengthening international tax transparency and compliance.

Earlier, Switzerland’s National Council (Nationalrat) approved the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) and the Addendum to the Common Reporting Standard MCAA (CRS MCAA) on 8 September 2025.