Swiss GAAP FER

The Swiss Accounting and Reporting Recommendations (Swiss GAAP FER) provide guidance to prepare financial statements based on the principle of a true and fair view. The standards focus on small and medium-sized entities and groups with an international reach. They are however also applied by groups with international operations.

Swiss GAAP FER disclosure checklists and guides

Checklists

Our disclosure checklists cover the minimum disclosure requirements of currently applicable Swiss GAAP FER Standards. Our checklists allow their users to review the completeness of disclosures in their financial statements.

Scope Language Disclosure checklist incl. existing FER 30 Disclosure checklist incl. FER 30 revised*
Preparers not applying any industry-specific recommendations German PDF PDF
English PDF PDF
French PDF DCL General - FER 30 R FR**
Insurance companies (Swiss GAAP FER 40) German  PDF PDF
English PDF PDF
FER 41 preparers English FER 30 R applicable since 1 January 2024 PDF
German FER 30 R applicable since 1 January 2024
PDF
Preparers of interim financial statements German PDF PDF
English PDF PDF

* Effective 1 January 2024, earlier application permitted.
**Updated version in progress

Manual

The increased use of Swiss GAAP FER, in particular by groups with a global reach, together with the accounting challenges arising from ever increasing complexity in business transactions and financial instruments, has led to more questions on how to apply the standards in practice. Our guides provide answers to questions that, in our experience, arise frequently when preparing financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER

Manual Language  
Interim Financial Reporting  German PDF
English PDF
Consolidated Financial Statements
English PDF

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Contact us

David Baur

Director and Leader Corporate Reporting Services, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 26 54

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Patrick Balkanyi

Partner and Leader Swiss GAAP FER, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 26 76

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