In practice, questions about the implementation of GeBüV Art. 9 arise time and again. In particular, under which circumstances modifiable storage may be used in the archive. Here are the requirements for an archiving solution to be compatible with Art. 9 and for...
Regulatory
The Digital ID is a public service — and the federal government still doesn’t get it
Update: On 22.2. the federal government has published the draft of a "Federal Law on Recognized Electronic Identification Units (E-ID Law)", in which the same old mistakes are made: Private industry is supposed to fix it. One can only shake one's head! Full-bodied...
Consultation response to the federal eID law
The krm has drafted a consultation on the draft of the eID law. We are happy to provide these for free use. Attention: Deadline for submission of own statement is 20.10.22 Download Here are the most important facts in brief: ...
Electronic invoices possible without electronic signature?
Download our whitepaper on the topic (as of 4.2017): As we had already announced, since 1.1.17 the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) also allows electronic invoices that have not been digitally signed. The...
Simplification of documentation and archiving obligations in companies
Quote: Bern, 27.09.2019 - On September 27, the Federal Council adopted the report "Reducing regulatory costs. Relaxation of documentation and archiving regulations". In addition to the ongoing efforts of the federal government to reduce duplications in documentation...
Why paper invoices do not have to be kept in Switzerland
There is no legal obligation for companies in Switzerland to keep invoices (or other receipts) in physical (paper) form (unless they operate in specifically regulated industries): Since 2002, electronic commerce and electronic data storage have been promoted across...
E-mail archiving: landmark ruling by the ECtHR
Following the landmark ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (further sources at the end of the article) on the subject of "private e-mail use", it should be clear that it is imperative to comprehensively regulate e-mail use in the company (legally,...
Procedural documentation
It is undisputed that the procedures for storage and archiving must be documented (Art. 4 GeBüV). The basic requirement here is to understand and be able to trace the core processes of archiving and retention. The primary purpose of the documentation is to be able to...
EXPERT FOCUS technical article on electronic invoicing by Dr. Bruno Wildhaber
Bruno Wildhaber published a paper on the subject in December 2017 in EXPERT FOCUS (Der Schweizer Treuhänder), the magazine of EXPERT suisse, the industry association of auditors and fiduciaries: "LEGAL PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING ELECTRONIC INVOICES - Starting...
22.3004 Motion “Facilitate digital accounting” -A populist sham
How easy is it to win over politicians with a populist title? Here is a prime example.
Public Consultation on the “Target Image E-ID” / Statement of the krm to Hd. of the FOJ
The federal government has invited interested parties to submit a statement on the future E-ID. Here is the statement of the krm: What are the three most important requirements for a government e-ID as a digital credential? Priority: As a matter of absolute priority...
Data Protection Act Switzerland: An ailing house cat
So now we know what's coming with the new data protection law. Not much has changed since the draft was commented on here. Many discussions took place on the political "sham level", i.e. in areas which actually have no significance in practice. I still believe that...
Why unsigned PDF invoices should be treated as SPAM.
Data that gives the appearance of a "legitimate" document is particularly suitable for distributing a Trojan and creating a base for a successful ransomware attack. While traditionally it was mainly application data that was sent, the fraud mafia is increasingly...
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