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Commercial Regulation

ch Switzerland Lohnabrechnung

Swiss payroll regulation covering AHV/IV/EO, ALV/ALVZ, UVG/NBU/UVGZ, KTG, BVG, Quellensteuer (26 cantons · monthly + annual model · tariff codes A–H), FAK family allowances, guard system, employer contributions (7 branches), consolidation WageTypes, No-Code architecture — ported from Swissdec V5 with 47 integration tests.

Swissdec V5 26 Cantons v1.0-beta

Part of the DACH Consolidation Region →

Regulation Overview
CH.Lohnabrechnung
2022 / Core regulation + 3 versioned data regulations (SV · QST · FAK)
201
Wage Types
2
Reports
44
Cases
47
Integration Tests
AHV/IV/EO — 1st Pillar (AHVG · BSV Wegleitung 2022)
AHV/IV/EO5.30% + 5.30%
Retiree exemptionCHF 16,800/yr
CeilingYTD ceiling
ALV / ALVZ — Unemployment Insurance (AVIG 2022)
ALV1.10% + 1.10%
CeilingCHF 148,200
ALVZ0.50% + 0.50%
UVG / BVG / KTG — Accident, Pension, Sickness
UVG maxCHF 148,200/yr
UVG codesmulti-code
BVG deductionCHF 25,095
BVG ratesage-dependent
Quellensteuer — Withholding Tax (DBG Art. 83–101)
Cantons26
Tariff codesA–H
Modelmonthly + annual
FAK — Family Allowances (FamZG Art. 3–5)
AllowancesCanton-specific child + education
AHV 5.30% ALV 1.10% ALVZ 0.50% UVG multi-code UVGZ KTG BVG PfLob QST 26 Kantone FAK Retiree exemption Monthly salary Hourly wage 13th month 14th month Bonuses StockOptions VR-Honorar Expenses Benefits in kind Supplements Guard system No-Code Consolidation Swissdec V5 43 TFs ported
Certification Requirements
Required Registrations & Filing Certifications
Customer responsibility — Payroll Engine provides calculation results, not filing
Software Certification
Swissdec ELM (Einheitliche Lohnmeldung)Software must be Swissdec-certified to generate ELM files for AHV/QSt/statistics submissions
Filing & Data Registrations
Cantonal AusgleichskasseAHV / IV / EO employer registration — per canton
SUVA or private UVG insurerAccident insurance registration — mandatory for all employers
BVG / LPP PensionskasseOccupational pension registration — mandatory
Cantonal tax authorityQuellensteuer registration for source-taxed employees

Payroll Engine computes gross-to-net results. Registration with cantonal Ausgleichskasse, SUVA, and BVG Pensionskasse is mandatory prior to running payroll and is the sole responsibility of the deploying entity.

Deployment & Compliance
Flexible Deployment
Standalone Switzerland or multi-country via Consolidation cluster
Switzerland Only
  • Commercial regulation
  • 3 data regulations (SV · QST · FAK)
  • Unit-tested algorithms
  • Guard system
Multi-Country
  • WT 7000–7030 consolidation
  • Cross-country reports
  • DACH / Europe
L1CH.Lohnabrechnungcommercial
L1Data.SV.2022
L1Data.QST.2022
L1Data.FAK.2022
L2Provider.MyCompany
L3Regulation.Consolidation
Cases & Reporting
Payroll input cases + 6 report templates (4 languages: de/fr/it/en)
Reports
🖨️LohnabrechnungPDFMonthly
🖨️LohnJournalPDFAnnual
Test Suite
Swissdec V5TF01–TF43
Guard testsGUARD-TC1–TC3
ConsolidationWT-TC7000
Regulation details for partners
Wage type architecture · case model · data satellites · test catalogue

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