ZHprivateTax
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ZHprivateTax, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ZHprivateTax's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ZHprivateTax | Free | Online tax return for Canton Zurich · Internet access required · Keine Kosten |
The facts
Each one read from ZHprivateTax's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- Login uses Switzerland’s AGOV service with an app or a physical FIDO2 security key.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data import
- Users can import prior-year data from Private Tax, and later years’ data are made available automatically in ZHprivateTax.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data security
- The site says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, stored in Swiss data centers, and protected by backups and redundant infrastructure.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Delegation
- The delegation function lets users manage multiple tax returns and grant another person electronic access.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Demo limitation
- The demo lets users explore the service but does not allow them to save a tax return.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Document scanning
- Users can photograph paper documents with a smartphone or upload files in a browser without an additional app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Document upload
- Users can upload PDF documents or photograph paper receipts with a smartphone and add them in the browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Electronic filing
- Returns are submitted electronically to the tax authority without requiring a signature.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration limit
- Automatic extraction of document data is currently limited to barcode e-documents such as electronic salary certificates and tax statements; other PDF amounts must be entered manually.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The service supports importing eTax statements with barcodes, including eSalary certificates and eSecurities statements; other PDF document amounts must be entered manually.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site presents ZHprivateTax as the standard online tax-return solution for taxpayers in the Canton of Zurich from tax period 2025.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Login
- Login uses AGOV with the AGOV app or a FIDO2 security key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- web_onlychecked 22 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- Only eDocuments with barcodes are automatically read; amounts from other PDFs, such as donation receipts, must be entered manually.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Paperless submission
- Users can submit without a signature and upload required supporting documents electronically.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Prior year data
- Users can import prior year data from Private Tax, and later years’ data is made available automatically in ZHprivateTax.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ZHprivateTax is the Canton of Zurich’s online solution for filing tax returns digitally in a browser without installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security and hosting
- The site states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest, stored in Swiss data centres, and protected with backups and redundant infrastructure.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Cost
- The site describes the online filing as having no cost.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Zürich, Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
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