VaudTax
The facts below are what the maker publishes about VaudTax, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From VaudTax's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| VaudTax online service | Free | Free service provided by the tax authority for filing tax returns electronically |
The facts
Each one read from VaudTax's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- The service is available 24 hours a day on smartphones, tablets, and computers and requires no installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Accessibility
- The online service is accessible to people with visual impairments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Assistance
- The service provides an improved help function, video tutorials, and discovery sessions organized by the cantonal tax administration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Bank data
- Importing an original PDF eRelevé fiscal with the required barcode page can automatically fill certain forms for securities and debts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The tax authority says saved information is treated confidentially and that electronic returns are sent to its server securely and encrypted.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting and security
- Data is hosted in the State of Vaud's data centers; transmission uses HTTPS, access is limited to authorized staff subject to tax secrecy, and security controls and audits are performed regularly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Import
- Users can import data from a 2024 return saved with the former VaudTax software as a .tax file or from the online service as a .vaudtax file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Legacy software
- The VaudTax desktop software is no longer produced for tax year 2025, and taxpayers are directed to use the online service.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Manual saving
- Entered information is not saved automatically; users must save a .vaudtax file to their device to preserve their work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- web_and_mobilechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- VaudTax is an online service for completing and submitting a tax return to the Vaud tax authority.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Related service
- VaudTax provides direct access to the e-ACO service for changing tax instalments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- State filing
- includedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Submission
- Returns can be submitted electronically through VaudTax; the page also describes printing and mailing a return as an option.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support limit
- The tax administration says it cannot provide technical information about other approved tax software.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Lausanne, Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
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