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Further to the 2024 VAT rate adjustment, we are making the new extensions available to generate the new 2024 VAT statement.
The extensions for Swiss VAT 2024 allow you to:
- Manage both 2018 (7.7%, 2,5%, 3,7% and Net tax rates) and 2024 (8.1%, 2,6%, 3,8% and Net tax rates) rates.
- Obtain the VAT Report 2024 (paper facsimile or XML file).
- Obtain the VAT Report 2023 (paper facsimile or XML file).
The new Extensions for Swiss VAT 2024, currently in Beta version, will be released soon and will automatically replace the Extensions for Swiss VAT 2018.
- The new Extensions for Swiss VAT 2024 only work with Banana Accounting Plus.
Those who have Banana Accounting 9 or earlier versions will find instructions below. - We invite you to download and install the new and latest version of Banana Accounting Plus to avoid incompatibility problems.
- If you have already installed the 2024 VAT extensions (Beta), a warning will be displayed and you will have to remove the extension manually.
New Documentation
We have also prepared new documentation, to facilitate your transition to the 2024 VAT rates:
- ▶ Video Update the Swiss 2024 VAT codes table
- Overview Swiss VAT Management
- Transition to 2024 VAT rates
- How to update the VAT Codes table with the 2024 rates
After creating the new year's file, you must update the VAT Codes table with the new VAT codes. - Swiss VAT transactions
Banana Accounting Plus already prepared for 2025
As of 1 January 2025, as announced by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration, all Swiss companies subject to VAT will be obliged to submit their VAT returns electronically via the ePortal. Paper forms will no longer be available.
The new VAT Extensions of Banana Accounting Plus, already follow the new provisions for VAT 2025, for a simplified transition allowing continuity of work.
New Swiss VAT Statement, free until June 30th 2024
To allow all our users to smoothly transition to the new VAT rates, the Banana extension for the Swiss VAT Report 2024 will be free until June 30, 2024, for all Banana Plus users.
Starting from July 1, 2024, for businesses subject to VAT that wish to obtain the new VAT Report automatically, the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus will be required at a cost of CHF 149 per year.
More information can be found on the page VAT Extension 2024, Program update and subscription plan.
Switch now to the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus
If you don't have a subscription yet or if you need to renew it soon, upgrade to the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus now! In this way, you have everything you need to better manage your VAT 2024 and you have access to several other features of the Advanced plan that greatly speed up your work, such as the Filter and the Rules for the automatic completion of imported transactions.
Banana Accounting 9 users / Install the 2018 Extension
The Swiss VAT 2024 Extensions are not compatible with Banana Accounting 9 or earlier versions, but will still be installed automatically by overwriting the Extensions for Swiss VAT 2018.
This procedure is unfortunately unavoidable because the replacement is automatic for all versions of Banana. Later on, when starting the Swiss VAT Extension with Banana Accounting 9, an incompatibility warning will be displayed for Banana 9 users.
However, it is possible to continue using the old Extensions for Swiss VAT 2018 to prepare VAT reports until the end of 2023.
You simply have to reinstall them manually as explained in the section Reinstalling the Swiss VAT Extensions 2018.
However, it is not possible to obtain the new VAT Reports 2024. For this you need to upgrade to the Advanced plan of Banana Accounting Plus.
- Upgrade now to the Banana Accounting Plus Advanced plan and get 1 month free!