For accounting firms and their clients
Accounting where nobody has to chase receipts any more.
Your clients snap a photo of the receipt or forward the email. You see it straight away, with a draft entry ready to check. Built for Swiss SMEs, sole proprietorships (Einzelfirma) and the accounting firms (Treuhänder) that look after them.
Free for accountants. From CHF 29 a month for clients, excl. VAT.
- VAT: effective and net tax rate methods
- QR-bill and camt.053
- Receipt recognition on our own server
Works with the tools Swiss SMEs already use
Receipts
Three ways to send a receipt. No shoebox required.
Receipts arrive as soon as they’re issued, already filed under the right year and month.
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One workspace for all your clients
As soon as they log in, accountants see what’s on today: new receipts from every client, open tasks and upcoming deadlines. Each figure takes you straight to the work behind it in one click.
- 1All your clients at a glanceHow many clients you look after, how many receipts are waiting to be checked and where clients still owe you something.
- 2Oldest receipts firstThe ‘To review’ list shows every receipt with its supplier and status. One click opens the receipt and its draft entry.
- 3DeadlinesVAT returns and dated tasks, with whatever is due soonest at the top.
Buchsnap app
The app your clients will actually use
app.buchsnap.ch runs in the browser on iPhone and Android. Once installed, it sits on your home screen like any other app. No app store, no updates.
Collaboration
Four steps, and everyone knows what to do.
- 1
Capture a receipt
Your client uploads the receipt in one of three ways and can see straight away that it has arrived.
- 2
Check the draft
Buchsnap reads the date, amount, VAT and supplier and creates a draft entry. Nothing is posted until you approve it.
- 3
Post and reconcile
Import camt.053/054 bank statements and reconcile them. If anything is missing, the client gets a task with a deadline.
- 4
Close the books
The VAT return, balance sheet, income statement and annual financial statements all come from the same data. At the end, everything is packed into one ZIP archive per year.
For accounting firms
All your clients in one portal. Free for your firm.
You work in a journal you can run entirely from the keyboard, as in Banana, with the Swiss SME chart of accounts (Kontenrahmen KMU) and VAT under the effective method or the net tax rate method (Saldosteuersatz). Your clients see your logo and colours in the portal, not ours.
- New receipts from every client at a glance
- The journal remembers the accounts and VAT code for each entry description
- Queries sent as tasks, with a deadline and a push notification
- A listing in our ‘Find an accountant’ directory
For SMEs and sole proprietors
You snap the receipt. Your accountant does the rest.
You capture receipts and send invoices with a QR code. Your accountant takes care of the bookkeeping, VAT and year-end closing. Your dashboard shows where you stand at any time, so you never have to ask.
- Receipts captured in ten seconds, even on the move
- QR-bills, payment reminders and recurring invoices (PLUS and above)
- TWINT, SumUp and Stripe settlements posted cleanly
QR-bill
Invoices your customers can pay straight away
This is what an invoice from Buchsnap looks like: your company logo and colours, every line item with VAT, then the total and the payment terms. The second page carries the payment part with the Swiss QR Code. Your customer scans it with their banking app, and the amount, account and reference are already filled in.
As soon as the payment shows up on your bank statement, the invoice is marked as paid automatically.
- QR-IBAN with structured reference, or a standard IBAN
- VAT rates of 8.1%, 2.6% and 3.8% per line item
- PDF to download and forward
- Staged payment reminders, credit notes, recurring invoices
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Your figures, always up to date
In their dashboard at kunde.buchsnap.ch, clients see everything their accountant has posted: income, expenses, profit and the VAT owed, month by month. No spreadsheets by email, no waiting for the year-end.
- 1Key figures at the topIncome, expenses, profit and VAT for the selected year.
- 2Month by monthThe chart shows how the business is doing.
- 3Cash and bank accountsCash, bank and private accounts with their current balance.
Features
The features that save you real time every day
Pricing
Clear pricing for clients. Free for accountants.
All prices are per company per month. Your accountant’s fees are not included and are billed directly by them, as before.
Basic
CHF 29per month, per company
plus VAT (8.1%)
You supply the receipts, your accountant does the rest.
- Receipts by app, upload and email
- Your own @buchsnap.ch receipt address
- File storage by year and month
- Journal
Plus
CHF 59per month, per company
plus VAT (8.1%)
Adds VAT, reports and your own invoices.
- Everything in Basic
- VAT: effective or net tax rate method
- Balance sheet and income statement
- QR-bills and payment reminders
Pro
CHF 99per month, per company
plus VAT (8.1%)
For tills, online shops and high payment volumes.
- Everything in Plus
- Year-end closing file
- Stripe, SumUp, Wallee
- Shop import
For accountants: CHF 0, however many clients you have.
Directory
Don’t have an accountant yet?
Find accounting firms that work with Buchsnap, by canton and language.
Blog
Swiss accounting, clearly explained
Articles backed by sources from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), the SME Portal and AHV (old-age and survivors’ insurance).
VAT
Swiss VAT return step by step: effective method or net tax rate?
Effective method or net tax rate method? We walk you through how a Swiss VAT return works, step by step, run through a worked example and explain the rules that have applied since 2025.
12 October 2026 · 7 min read
Accounting
Keeping business records in Switzerland: 10 years, GeBüV and digital archiving
Ten years of retention, but from when exactly? And can you throw away paper receipts once they are scanned? An overview of the CO, the GeBüV and VAT practice, with a checklist for your digital archive.
12 October 2026 · 6 min read
Invoicing
The Swiss QR-bill: what small businesses need to know in 2026
Since November 2025 only structured addresses are allowed, and from 14 November 2026 the rules for euro invoices change. What the payment part must contain and how to avoid mistakes.
12 October 2026 · 6 min read
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Buchsnap?
Do I need an accountant to use Buchsnap?
How much does Buchsnap cost?
Do I have to install an app?
Are my receipts sent to an AI service abroad?
Does Buchsnap post entries on its own?
Which languages is Buchsnap available in?
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