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

The AHV branch office Buchholterberg 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 7 municipalitiesVerwaltungskreis Thun
The registration form, filled in ↓
What the office itself says (in German)
«Die AHV Zweigstelle ist eine Aussenstelle der Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern AKB und ein Dienstleistungsbetrieb der Sozialversicherungen.»
buchholterberg.ch ↗

Address and opening hours

AHV-Zweigstelle Rechtes Zulgtal

Address
Dorf 19
3615 Heimenschwand
Directions ↗On the national map ↗
Opening hours
Tue, Thu08:00–12:00, 13:30–17:00
Wed08:00–12:00
Responsible for
Buchholterberg, Eriz, Fahrni, Linden, Unterlangenegg, Wachseldorn, Oberlangenegg
Office website ↗

Sources: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, Zweigstellen der AKB · Opening hours: buchholterberg.ch · Checked

Where the Buchholterberg office is

Beatenberg: AHV office UnterseenHabkern: AHV office HabkernNiederried bei Interlaken: AHV office RinggenbergOberried am Brienzersee: AHV office BrienzBowil: AHV office BowilBrenzikofen: AHV office HeimbergFreimettigen: AHV office FreimettigenGrosshöchstetten: AHV office GrosshöchstettenHäutligen: AHV office HäutligenHerbligen: AHV office HeimbergKiesen: AHV office KiesenKonolfingen: AHV office KonolfingenLindenMirchel: AHV office MirchelMünsingen: AHV office MünsingenNiederhünigen: AHV office KonolfingenOberdiessbach: AHV office OberdiessbachOppligen: AHV office WichtrachRubigen: AHV office RubigenZäziwil: AHV office ZäziwilOberhünigen: AHV office ZäziwilWichtrach: AHV office WichtrachStocken-Höfen: AHV office Stocken-HöfenGerzensee: AHV office GerzenseeJaberg: AHV office KiesenKirchdorf (BE): AHV office KirchdorfUttigen: AHV office UttigenEggiwil: AHV office EggiwilRöthenbach im Emmental: AHV office EggiwilSchangnau: AHV office EggiwilSignau: AHV office SignauTrub: AHV office TrubTrubschachen: AHV office TrubschachenAmsoldingen: AHV office AmsoldingenBuchholterbergErizFahrniHeiligenschwendi: AHV office ThunHeimberg: AHV office HeimbergHilterfingen: AHV office ThunHomberg: AHV office HombergHorrenbach-Buchen: AHV office HombergOberhofen am Thunersee: AHV office ThunOberlangeneggSigriswil: AHV office SigriswilSteffisburg: AHV office SteffisburgTeuffenthal (BE): AHV office HombergThierachern: AHV office ThierachernThun: AHV office ThunUebeschi: AHV office WattenwilUetendorf: AHV office UetendorfUnterlangeneggWachseldornEscholzmatt-Marbach: AHV office Escholzmatt-MarbachLindenUnterlangeneggFahrniErizOberlangeneggWachseldornThunSteffisburgHeimbergKonolfingenSigriswilWichtrachOberdiessbach

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

Responsible for 7 municipalities

  • Coat of arms of BuchholterbergBuchholterberg1,526 Population
  • Coat of arms of LindenLinden1,299 Population
  • Coat of arms of UnterlangeneggUnterlangenegg997 Population
  • Coat of arms of FahrniFahrni809 Population
  • Coat of arms of ErizEriz483 Population
  • Coat of arms of OberlangeneggOberlangenegg462 Population
  • Coat of arms of WachseldornWachseldorn224 Population

Postcodes: 3538, 3612, 3614, 3615, 3616, 3617, 3618, 3619, 3672, 3673, 3674, 6197

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
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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 Buchholterberg 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 Buchholterberg AHV branch office?

The Buchholterberg AHV branch office is responsible for Buchholterberg, Linden, Unterlangenegg, Fahrni, Eriz, Oberlangenegg, Wachseldorn.

When is the Buchholterberg AHV branch office open?

Tue, Thu 08:00–12:00, 13:30–17:00; Wed 08:00–12:00. Phone 033 453 80 50.

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 Buchholterberg office accepts paper forms and forwards them.

What does it cost to register household help in Buchholterberg?

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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