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

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

Responsible for the municipality of KernsKanton Obwalden6064, 6066, 6067, 6068
The registration form, filled in ↓
What the office itself says (in German)
«Bei der AHV-Zweigstelle Kerns können Sie Broschüren und Merkblätter zum Thema AHV und IV beziehen.»
kerns.ch ↗

Address and opening hours

AHV-Zweigstelle Kerns

Address
Sarnerstrasse 5
6064 Kerns
Directions ↗On the national map ↗
Town hall opening hours
Mon–Fri08:00–11:30, 13:30–17:00
Office website ↗

Sources: kerns.ch · Checked

Where the Kerns office is

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

Population
6,337
District
Kanton Obwalden
Area
92.58 km²
Elevation
1,017 m

Postcodes: 6064, 6066, 6067, 6068

Localities: Melchsee-Frutt, Melchtal, St. Niklausen OW

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.

Leaflet 2.07, sections 9 and 10 ↗

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.

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 629.88per month
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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.

Household staff in Obwalden

Do you work in Kerns 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 Obwalden →

Register a cleaner in Obwalden →

Frequently asked questions

When is the Kerns AHV branch office open?

Mon–Fri 08:00–11:30, 13:30–17:00. Phone 041 666 31 31.

By when do I have to register my household help?

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

What does it cost to register household help in Kerns?

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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