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

The AHV branch office Luthern gives information, has the forms and forwards paper forms to the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern. Your registration as an employer is processed by the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern.

Responsible for the municipality of LuthernWahlkreis Willisau4952, 6153, 6154, 6156
The registration form, filled in ↓

Address and opening hours

AHV-Zweigstelle Luthern

Address
Oberdorf 8
6156 Luthern
Directions ↗On the national map ↗
Town hall opening hours
Mon08:30–11:30, 14:00–17:00
Wed–Fri08:30–11:30
Office website ↗

Sources: luthern.ch · Opening hours: luthern.ch · Checked

Where the Luthern office is

Auswil: AHV office GondiswilGondiswil: AHV office GondiswilMadiswil: AHV office MadiswilOeschenbach: AHV office OeschenbachRohrbach: AHV office RohrbachRohrbachgraben: AHV office RohrbachgrabenUrsenbach: AHV office UrsenbachWynigen: AHV office WynigenLangnau im Emmental: AHV office Langnau im EmmentalLauperswil: AHV office LauperswilRüderswil: AHV office RüderswilTrub: AHV office TrubAffoltern im Emmental: AHV office Affoltern im EmmentalDürrenroth: AHV office DürrenrothEriswil: AHV office EriswilHuttwil: AHV office HuttwilLützelflüh: AHV office LützelflühSumiswald: AHV office SumiswaldTrachselwald: AHV office TrachselwaldWalterswil (BE): AHV office WalterswilWyssachen: AHV office HuttwilOchlenberg: AHV office OchlenbergDoppleschwand: AHV office DoppleschwandEntlebuch: AHV office EntlebuchHasle (LU): AHV office HasleRomoos: AHV office RomoosSchüpfheim: AHV office SchüpfheimWerthenstein: AHV office WerthensteinEscholzmatt-Marbach: AHV office Escholzmatt-MarbachButtisholz: AHV office ButtisholzGrosswangen: AHV office GrosswangenWolhusen: AHV office WolhusenEttiswil: AHV office EttiswilFischbach: AHV office FischbachHergiswil bei Willisau: AHV office Hergiswil bei WillisauLuthernMenznau: AHV office MenznauUfhusen: AHV office UfhusenZell (LU): AHV office ZellWillisau: AHV office WillisauWillisauSumiswaldHuttwilWolhusenMenznau

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

Population
1,275
District
Wahlkreis Willisau
Area
37.85 km²
Elevation
944 m

Postcodes: 4952, 6153, 6154, 6156

Localities: Hofstatt, Luthern Bad

What the office does for you

  • Information on AHV, family allowances and your duties as an employer
  • It accepts registrations from private employers and forwards them to the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern
  • You apply for supplementary benefits at the branch office of your municipality of residence, which helps you fill in the form

What goes through the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern

  • The registration as an employer, online or on paper
  • The annual wage declaration, online through connect or on paper
  • The invoice for AHV, ALV and family allowances, in the simplified procedure with the 5 % withholding tax

WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern ↗ · Langsägestrasse 13, 6010 Kriens · +41 41 209 00 01

The registration form, filled in

With the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern 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)

Depending on the form, the fund also asks about the employee: AHV number, date of birth and wage.

Register within 30 days

The registration must reach the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern 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 Lucerne

Rates in Lucerne: family allowances 1.355 % of the wage, administration fee 1.4 % of the AHV contributions.

Clino prepares the documents, you submit them.

Employment contract, payslips and the pre-filled registration for the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern. 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 629.63per month
Start with these numbers

Good to know in Lucerne

What is particular here

  • The WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern moved to Eichhof West in Kriens on 8 June 2026, Langsägestrasse 13. Counter Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 16:30.
  • The Emmen branch office is not in the town hall but at Rüeggisingerstrasse 29 in Emmenbrücke.
  • In the city of Lucerne the counter is closed on Tuesday mornings. You can drop complete documents in the letterbox.
  • Honau has been part of Root since 2025. Greppen and Weggis merge on 1 January 2027.

Household staff in Lucerne

Do you work in Luthern 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

All AHV branch offices in Lucerne →

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Frequently asked questions

When is the Luthern AHV branch office open?

Mon 08:30–11:30, 14:00–17:00; Wed–Fri 08:30–11:30. Phone 041 978 80 12.

By when do I have to register my household help?

Within 30 days of the first working day, with the WAS Ausgleichskasse Luzern. The Luthern office accepts paper forms and forwards them.

What does it cost to register household help in Luthern?

The registration itself is free. On the wage you pay the social insurance contributions and, in Lucerne, 1.355 % for family allowances. The calculator on this page shows what that means for your wage.

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