Submission of the VAT Report

Starting in 2025, it will no longer be possible to submit the VAT statement in paper format: the data must be transmitted exclusively via the FTA portal. The transmission can take place using one of the following methods:

Manually enter the VAT data in the AFC portal

• View and print out the VAT return facsimile and check that the data is correct.
• Log in to the Federal Tax Administration portal with your account details.
• Manually enter the data from the VAT Facsimile in the online VAT report.
• Check all data before sending.
• Proceed with the submission.

Online submission of VAT data with Xml file

For the creation of Xml files, please refer to the information at 

• Swiss VAT Report effective method
• Swiss VAT Report net tax rate method

Before entering the data on the FTA portal, proceed as follows:

• View and print the VAT Return facsimile and check that the data is correct.
• Create the XML file for the VAT for the quarter or the semester you are interested in. Ensure that the transmitted period is correct (see the next section).
• Log in to the Federal Tax Administration portal with your account data.
• Choose to import the data in XML format.
• Check the data automatically displayed in the online form against the data in the VAT facsimile.
• Validate the data and proceed with the submission.

Verification of the Transmitted Period

• If an invalid period is transmitted, the file will be rejected.
  The valid periods, divided by method, are as follows:
  • Vat Net/Flat Rate Method: semi-annual and annual.
  • Vat Effective Method: quarterly, semi-annual, and annual.
• If you recently registered as a VAT taxpayer, the reporting period does not necessarily start on 1st MM.YYYY but could, for example, start on 16th MM.YYYY.
• Submitting a report for a period from 01.01.20YY to 30.09.20YY, thus covering multiple periods, will result in the file being rejected.

Net or gross sales

When manually entering data into the AFC portal, it is important to correctly choose the net setting at the top of the form.

If, on the other hand, you directly submit the XML file generated by Banana Accounting Plus, the information is already included in the file itself through the <eCH-0217:grossOrNet> tag.