Covered by Complyance
Switzerland
Europe
E-invoicing
Status
Mandatory
Format
EN 16931-compliant XML (Swiss national or Peppol).
Infrastructure
Federal e‑invoice platform; some cantonal adoption.
Model
Clearance not applied; acceptance obligatory.
E-reporting
Status
No invoice-level VAT reporting expected; Swiss VAT system continues with standard periodic returns.
Format
N/A
Scope & deadline
No upcoming changes.
More info
Switzerland (non‑EU, EFTA member) mandates B2G e‑invoicing at federal level but adopts a voluntary approach beyond that. Its fiscal system remains paper- or PDF-based for private business exchange.
Tax authority
Federal Tax Administration oversees B2G mandates.
Archiving period
10 years record-keeping.
E-signature
Not required; structured format recommended.
Regulation
Federal Ordinance on Electronic Invoicing (2016).
Note
We gather our information from government sources and do our best to keep it current. If there are any new updates, we'll make sure to reflect them here as soon as possible.
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