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AHV branch office UnterseenRegistering a cleaner or a nanny: what you can do here

The AHV branch office Unterseen is the local outpost of the compensation fund of the canton of Bern: information, forms, advice on specific questions. It accepts your paper registration and forwards it; online, it goes directly to the fund.

Responsible for 5 municipalitiesVerwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli3707, 3800, 3803, 3812
The registration form, filled in ↓

Address and opening hours

AHV-Zweigstelle Bödeli Unterseen-Interlaken-Matten-Beatenberg-Därligen

Address
Untere Gasse 2
3800 Unterseen
Directions ↗On the national map ↗
Responsible for
Beatenberg, Därligen, Interlaken, Matten bei Interlaken, Unterseen
Office website ↗

Sources: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, Zweigstellen der AKB · Checked

Where the Unterseen office is

Aeschi bei Spiez: AHV office Reichenbach im KandertalFrutigen: AHV office FrutigenKrattigen: AHV office KrattigenReichenbach im Kandertal: AHV office Reichenbach im KandertalBeatenbergBönigen: AHV office BönigenBrienz (BE): AHV office BrienzDärligenGrindelwald: AHV office GrindelwaldGsteigwiler: AHV office WilderswilGündlischwand: AHV office WilderswilHabkern: AHV office HabkernInterlakenIseltwald: AHV office BönigenLauterbrunnen: AHV office LauterbrunnenLeissigen: AHV office LeissigenLütschental: AHV office LütschentalMatten bei InterlakenNiederried bei Interlaken: AHV office RinggenbergOberried am Brienzersee: AHV office BrienzRinggenberg (BE): AHV office RinggenbergSaxeten: AHV office WilderswilUnterseenWilderswil: AHV office WilderswilDiemtigen: AHV office DiemtigenReutigen: AHV office ThunSpiez: AHV office ThunWimmis: AHV office ThunSchangnau: AHV office EggiwilEriz: AHV office BuchholterbergFahrni: AHV office BuchholterbergHeiligenschwendi: AHV office ThunHeimberg: AHV office HeimbergHilterfingen: AHV office ThunHomberg: AHV office HombergHorrenbach-Buchen: AHV office HombergOberhofen am Thunersee: AHV office ThunOberlangenegg: AHV office BuchholterbergSigriswil: AHV office SigriswilSteffisburg: AHV office SteffisburgTeuffenthal (BE): AHV office HombergThun: AHV office ThunUnterlangenegg: AHV office BuchholterbergFlühli: AHV office FlühliMatten bei InterlakenBeatenbergDärligenSpiezSigriswilHilterfingenWilderswilRinggenberg (BE)WimmisBönigen

Coloured: the municipalities this office is responsible for. Click a neighbouring municipality to go to its office.

Responsible for 5 municipalities

  • Coat of arms of InterlakenInterlaken6,123 Population
  • Coat of arms of UnterseenUnterseen5,757 Population
  • Coat of arms of Matten bei InterlakenMatten bei Interlaken4,201 Population
  • Coat of arms of BeatenbergBeatenberg1,196 Population
  • Coat of arms of DärligenDärligen435 Population

Postcodes: 3707, 3800, 3803, 3812

What the office does for you

  • Information, documentation and advice on specific questions
  • It accepts your paper registration and forwards it to the compensation fund
  • According to the compensation fund, employers hand in paper wage forms (wage statement, correction) at the AHV branch office

What goes through the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern

  • The registration as a household employer online, with federal form 318.147 directly to the compensation fund where you live
  • The annual wage report: the fund sends the invitation at the end of November
  • The invoice for AHV, ALV and family allowances, in the simplified procedure with the 5 % withholding tax

Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern ↗ · Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern · +41 31 379 79 79

The registration form, filled in

With the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern you register online. Here you see what goes where before you open the fund's form.

What to have ready for the registration

  • Your own AHV number (on your health insurance card) and your date of birth
  • Since when you employ someone and the estimated wage
  • An IBAN for refunds
  • Whether you already have accident insurance. If not, choose accident insurance through the compensation fund in the form (simplified procedure plus)

The federal form asks nothing about the employee. Those details come with the wage report.

Register within 30 days

The registration must reach the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern within 30 days of the first working day. After that, you report the previous year's wages every year by 30 January.

Leaflet 2.07, sections 9 and 10 ↗

What a household employee costs in Bern

Rates in Bern: family allowances 1.5 % of the wage, administration fee 5 % of the AHV contributions.

Clino prepares the documents, you submit them.

Employment contract, payslips and the pre-filled registration for the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern. You submit it online or take the paper to the branch office.

Prepare the documents

Nothing charged before day 30. Cancel monthly.

What does your cleaner really cost?

Hourly rate
CHF 30per hour
Hours
4 hper week
You pay, everything included
CHF 630.45per month
Start with these numbers

Good to know in Bern

What is particular here

  • The branch office is often regional: 204 offices for 334 municipalities. Ostermundigen goes to the office in Bern, Spiez to the one in Thun.
  • In the Bernese Jura, the branch offices work in French. The Biel-Bienne/Evilard office is bilingual.
  • In the simplified procedure plus, you cannot use the fund's ePortal yet.
  • You do not have to report new employees to the fund. In a private household, contributions are still due on every wage, even below CHF 2'500 a year.
  • Small branch offices are often open on certain days only. Call before you go.

Household staff in Bern

Do you work in Unterseen as a cleaner, nanny or caregiver?

Your wage, your holidays and your AHV: this applies in every household, even for a few hours a week.

Offices nearby

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to the Unterseen AHV branch office?

The Unterseen AHV branch office is responsible for Interlaken, Unterseen, Matten bei Interlaken, Beatenberg, Därligen.

When is the Unterseen AHV branch office open?

The office publishes no opening hours of its own. Call before you go: 033 826 19 05.

By when do I have to register my household help?

Within 30 days of the first working day, with the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern. The Unterseen office accepts paper forms and forwards them.

What does it cost to register household help in Unterseen?

The registration itself is free. On the wage you pay the social insurance contributions and, in Bern, 1.5 % for family allowances. The calculator on this page shows what that means for your wage.

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