AHV branch office EngelbergRegistering a cleaner or a nanny: what you can do here
The AHV branch office Engelberg gives information, has the forms and forwards paper forms to the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden. Your registration as an employer is processed by the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden.
Address and opening hours
AHV-Zweigstelle Engelberg
- Phone
- 041 639 52 14
- Town hall opening hours
Mon–Thu 08:30–11:30, 13:30–17:00 Fri 08:30–11:30, 13:30–16:30
Sources: gde-engelberg.ch · Checked
Where the Engelberg office is
Coloured: the municipalities this office is responsible for. Click a neighbouring municipality to go to its office.
- Population
- 4,181
- District
- Kanton Obwalden
- Area
- 74.87 km²
- Elevation
- 1,015 m
Postcodes: 6388, 6390
Localities: Grafenort
What the office does for you
- Forms of the compensation fund and the IV office at the counter
- Help with filling them in, for example the questionnaire for household staff
- It accepts your documents and forwards them to the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden
What goes through the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden
- The registration as an employer, online or on paper
- The annual wage declaration, online through AHVeasy or on paper
- The invoice for AHV, ALV and family allowances, in the simplified procedure with the 5 % withholding tax
Ausgleichskasse Obwalden ↗ · Brünigstrasse 144, 6060 Sarnen · +41 41 666 27 50
The registration form, filled in
With the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden 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 Ausgleichskasse Obwalden within 30 days of the first working day. After that, you report the previous year's wages every year by 30 January.
What a household employee costs in Obwalden
Rates in Obwalden: family allowances 1.4 % of the wage, administration fee 3.4 % of the AHV contributions.
Clino prepares the documents, you submit them.
Employment contract, payslips and the pre-filled registration for the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden. You submit it online or take the paper to the branch office.
Nothing charged before day 30. Cancel monthly.
What does your cleaner really cost?
Good to know in Obwalden
What is particular here
- Sarnen no longer has a municipal branch office. The counter is the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden at Brünigstrasse 144: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 16:30 without a break.
- The branch offices of the other municipalities hand out forms and forward them. Information on your contributions and benefits comes from the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden.
- Family allowance contribution: 1.4 % of the wage
- Child allowance CHF 220 a month, education allowance CHF 270
- Standard employment contract for household staff ↗NAV hauswirtschaftliche Arbeitnehmer OW
- The fund's online portal: AHVeasy ↗
- Accident insurance through the fund (simplified procedure plus): on request
Household staff in Obwalden
Do you work in Engelberg 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
When is the Engelberg AHV branch office open?
Mon–Thu 08:30–11:30, 13:30–17:00; Fri 08:30–11:30, 13:30–16:30. Phone 041 639 52 14.
By when do I have to register my household help?
Within 30 days of the first working day, with the Ausgleichskasse Obwalden. The Engelberg office accepts paper forms and forwards them.
What does it cost to register household help in Engelberg?
The registration itself is free. On the wage you pay the social insurance contributions and, in Obwalden, 1.4 % for family allowances. The calculator on this page shows what that means for your wage.
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