Learn / Documents / Salary certificate Salary certificate, box by box Which amounts to enter, which are already counted inside another total, and which fields quietly change what you can deduct.
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C Your AHV number Read only Your Swiss social insurance number identifies you on the tax documents. Check that it matches your own number. D The tax year Read only The tax year covered by this certificate. You need a certificate from each employer you worked for during that year, including a job you left. E The period worked Read only Check the start and end dates. If you worked for only part of the year, explain the rest of the year, such as another job, unemployment or time abroad. F Free transport to work Check the deduction A tick means your employer provided free transport between home and work. This affects the commuting costs you can deduct. Check the cantonal instructions before claiming those costs. G Canteen or lunch-checks Check the deduction A tick indicates canteen meals or lunch vouchers provided by your employer. This affects the meal deduction. Check whether the reduced deduction applies in your situation. 1 Salary Read only Salary excluding the items listed in fields 2 to 7. This amount is included in gross salary in field 8. Use the net salary in field 11 for the return rather than adding this amount separately. 3 One-off payments Read only Irregular payments, such as a bonus or leaving payment. They are already included in the gross salary total in field 8. 8 Gross salary Read only The gross salary total from fields 1 to 7. Subtracting the contributions in fields 9, 10.1 and 10.2 gives the net salary in field 11. 9 AHV, IV, EO, ALV contributions Check the deduction Social insurance contributions. They have already been subtracted from gross salary in field 8 to calculate net salary in field 11. Deducting them again would count the deduction twice. 10 Pension fund (2nd pillar) Check the deduction Pension contributions in 10.1 and buy-ins shown in 10.2 are already deducted in net salary, field 11. Do not deduct these amounts again. A payment made directly to the pension fund needs its own certificate and a separate check. 11 Net salary Type this The net salary after the contributions in fields 9 and 10 have been deducted. The form tells you to transfer this amount to your tax return. 12 Tax withheld at source Read only Tax already withheld from your salary. It is credited against the tax you owe. It is not an expense to deduct from your income. 13 Expenses your employer paid Read only Not part of the gross salary. A flat-rate allowance under 13.2 limits what you may still claim yourself for the same thing. 15 Remarks Read only Read these notes for details about benefits or expenses, such as daily allowances, family allowances paid through a fund or a company car. They can explain how other figures should be treated. Read the guide this document belongs to →
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