Electronic data transfer
Signing your tax returns with a pen? That's a thing of the past. Taxpayers in the canton of Jura not only submit their tax returns fully electronically, but now also sign them digitally. This is made possible by Swiss Post's qualified Signing Service, a solution that enables legally valid digital signing of PDF documents over the Internet. The process is simple, fast and inexpensive, and confidentiality is protected at all times. With IncaMail, the canton of Aargau uses another Swiss Post product for secure data transfer: the tax authorities use it to encrypt and send all data between the cantonal tax office, around 220 financial administration offices and 160 municipal tax offices.
The highest levels of security for data traffic are also required by the Fédération vaudoise des entrepreneurs (FVE), the largest trade association in the canton of Vaud, which relies on SuisseID for access to confidential company and personal data. A PIN, which together with SuisseID enables unique authentication and selective access to the FVE portal, ensures optimum security. Swiss Post provides the FVE with the means of authentication and is responsible for running the hotline.