Program and plan update

To use the Swiss VAT Statement Extensions 2024/2025, we invite you to upgrade your program right away to the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus. 

As usual, Banana does not force you to switch plans and allows you to continue working with the Professional plan, but switching to the Advanced plan is definitely the most efficient way to manage VAT.

To use the VAT Extensions 2024/2025, you need to:

• Have a subscription to the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus
• Download the latest version of the program

Upgrade to the Advanced plan from the Professional plan

If you are still using a version prior to Banana Accounting Plus or the Professional Plan, we recommend upgrading to the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting. You'll have access to the new extensions to create VAT Statements quickly, without wasting time manually calculating and entering the amounts on the VAT portal.

Switch to the Advanced plan of Banana Plus

You only pay the difference between the two plans 

Upgrade to the Advanced plan from the Free plan

If you don’t have a subscription yet, purchase the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus

Compatibility notice for Banana 9 users

Banana Accounting 9 and earlier versions are no longer updated. Banana 9 allows the installation of the VAT Extensions 2024/2025, but it is indicated that they are not compatible. There are two options:

• Switch to Banana Accounting Plus with the Advanced plan and start using the VAT Extensions 2024/2025 right away.
• Continue using Banana Accounting 9: you can create the VAT Report in Banana (VAT journal by rate type) and then manually fill in the VAT Statement online. Further explanations in the next paragraph.

Managing VAT without the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus

If you are using Banana Accounting Plus with a plan other than Advanced, or if you have Banana Accounting 9 (or an earlier version), you can still manage VAT in the following way:

• Before proceeding, it is advisable to always make a backup copy of your accounting file.
• Update the VAT Codes table with the new codes
  • Banana+
    • See the documentation Update VAT Codes Table 2025.
  • Banana9
    • Download the VAT Codes Table 2025.
    • Open your accounting file and from the menu Account1 > Import into accounting > Import VAT Codes.
    • Select the format type Accounting File (*.ac2).
    • Use the Browse button to select the vat_codes_2025.ac2 file that was saved in the Download folder.
• Enter the transactions in the Transactions table using the new VAT codes with the updated rates.
• Generate the VAT Report (also called VAT journal), which includes the data required to fill in the online VAT statement.
• Manually enter the data into the online portal of the FTA.