(CHE) Understanding Country-Specific Functionality for Switzerland

This chapter provides overviews of VAT (value-added tax) processing for Switzerland and Switzerland-specific setup and processes that you use in addition to the standard setup and processes provided in the base software.

(CHE) Understanding Swiss VAT

Value-added tax (VAT) is a noncumulative tax that is imposed at each stage of the production and distribution cycle. The ordinance requiring VAT in Switzerland became effective in January 1995.

Businesses in Switzerland are required to submit an official quarterly tax declaration, along with the payment for taxes due, within 60 days of the end of each quarter. In addition to this tax declaration, businesses are required to submit reports that list transactions involving VAT.

Switzerland-Specific Setup and Processes

This table lists the country-specific setup and functionality for Switzerland.

Setup or Process	Description
User-defined codes (UDCs)	In addition to the standard software UDCs, set up UDCs to work with: Payment processing See Setting Up UDCs for Payment Processing for Switzerland. European Union reporting. Invoices with an attached International Payment Instruction (IPI). Companies: Affiliated Companies (74/AC) Code Number (74/30) See Setting Up UDCs for European Union Functionality.
Invoice processing	In addition to standard invoice processing, you can print invoices with an attached International Payment Instructions (IPI). To print these invoices and attachments: Set up UDCs for IPIs. See Setting Up UDCs for International Payment Instructions. Set processing options for the invoice print program. Print invoices with attached IPIs. See Printing Invoices with an Attached International Payment Instruction.
Intrastat and other European Union reporting	See (Europe) Setting Up European Union Functionality. See (Europe) Using European Union Functionality.
ESR payment slips for invoices	To print invoices with the Einzahlungsschein (ESR) payment slip: Review the overview of ESR payment slips. See Understanding ESR Payment Slips for Switzerland. Create a version of the Print Invoices program (R42565) or the Invoice Print program (R03B505) that calls the Maintain ESR Reference Number business function (B03B0220). Upload ESR payment information for Switzerland to the F03B13Z1 table. See Uploading ESR Payment Information for Switzerland to the F03B13Z1 Table.
Automatic debit processing	In addition to the standard setup for debit processing, for Switzerland, set up debit formats. See Working With Automatic Debits for Switzerland.
Payment processing	To process payments for Switzerland: Review the overview about automatic payments for Switzerland. See Understanding Automatic Payments for Switzerland. Set up payment formats. See Setting Up Payment Formats for Switzerland.
Tax processing	In addition to the standard processes for reporting value-added tax (VAT), to process VAT tax in Switzerland: Review the overview of Swiss VAT. See Understanding VAT for Switzerland. Print these VAT reports: Account Receivable VAT Report (R740380). Accounts Payable VAT Detail Report (R740480). See (CHE) Reports for Switzerland.