A garage runs three businesses at once: workshop, parts trade and vehicle sales. Each behaves differently in the books.
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Used cars: notional input tax deduction
If you buy a vehicle from a private individual, it contains no VAT. On resale in Switzerland you can claim a notional input tax deduction for it. Margin taxation was abolished in 2010 and since 2018 applies only to collectors' items — applying it to used cars means filing wrongly.
Workshop order with labour and materials
Hours and parts sit on the same order. Accounty brings both together and shows separately on the invoice what was labour and what was material.
Spare-parts stock
Parts are ordered, fitted or sold. The inventory management shows stock and value without anyone maintaining an Excel list.
Mechanics and apprentices
Payroll settles monthly wages, hourly wages and apprentice wages — with no limit on headcount.
What Accounty costs for garages and the motor trade
CHF 29 per month, VAT included. That covers every module — general ledger, receivables with QR-bill, payables, payroll with no employee limit, VAT returns, year-end closing, document inbox with AI recognition, bank reconciliation, cost centres, inventory, cash book, time tracking and CRM. Unlimited users. Cancel monthly.
With many providers, payroll costs extra or is capped by headcount. That is why Accounty usually works out cheaper for businesses with employees than the list price suggests. A comparison with other Swiss solutions is available. If you want to see ten providers side by side, the detailed market analysis is in the article Swiss accounting software compared, 2026.
Who is behind it
Accounty is a product of SEBONA Treuhand Böhner in Kloten. We manage client mandates ourselves and built the software because no existing solution convinced us. If you would rather hand over your bookkeeping than run it yourself: We can take that on too.
Are you a fiduciary managing several mandates? There are dedicated terms from CHF 9 per mandate.
Frequently asked questions
What applies when buying from private individuals?
The purchase price contains no VAT. For used, individually identifiable vehicles resold in Switzerland, the notional input tax deduction is provided for. We recommend agreeing the concrete application with your fiduciary.
Can I handle trade-ins?
Yes. A trade-in is a sale and a purchase at the same time; Accounty keeps both sides separate.
Is there a link to car marketplaces?
No. Accounty is the accounting behind it, not the sales portal.
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Matching guides
Hands-on guides from our blog: VAT return step by step, Chart of accounts for Swiss SMEs, Net tax rate or effective method and the Year-end closing checklist.
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