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Prepare Xero for Swiss banking

Paul Smith

Last Update 2 mesi fa

Setup your bank accounts

In order to submit your payments to a bank in Switzerland, you will need IBAN and BIC numbers of the Swiss bank accounts from which you want to pay. You can enter this information in your bank accounts inside Xero.

1. In the Accounting menu, select Bank Accounts.

2. For the bank account you want to pay your bills from, click Manage Account, then select Edit Account Details.

3. In the Edit Bank Account Details dialog, enter your IBAN in the field Account Name and your BIC in the field Account Number.

4. Click on Save.

Setup your contacts

In order to pay your suppliers using a Swiss bank, you will need IBAN and BIC numbers of those suppliers to whom you want to send money. You can enter this information in your contacts inside Xero.

1. In the Contacts menu, select Suppliers.

2. For the supplier you want to pay your bills to, click the three vertical dots, then select Edit.

3. In the Edit Contact page, click on Financial details.

4. In the Financial details section, enter your supplier's QR IBAN in the field Bank account number and your supplier's BIC in the field Details.

4. Click on Save.

Setup your bills to pay

In order to pay your suppliers using a Swiss bank, you will need a payment reference for each bill. You can enter this information in your bills to pay inside Xero.

1. In the Business menu, select Bills to pay.

2. Click on the bill you want to pay.

3. On the Bill page, click on Bill options and choose Edit.

4. In the Edit Bill page, enter your bill's QR reference in the field Reference.

4. Click on Save.

Setup QR Bills

To generate a Swiss QR Bill for your suppliers, you will need the postal addresses of those suppliers. You can enter this information in your contacts inside Xero.

1. In the Contacts menu, select Suppliers.

2. For the supplier you want to pay your bills to, click the three vertical dots, then select Edit.

3. In the Edit Contact page, click on Addresses.

4. Enter your supplier's address, city, and zip code.

4. Click on Save or Update address.

To generate a Swiss QR Bill for your clients, you will need the postal addresses of the organization. You can enter this information in your organization settings inside Xero. 

  1. Click on the organization name on the top left corner
  2. Click on Settings
  3. Click on Organization details
  4. Enter the street address, zipcode, and city in Contact Information

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