Chèque service in Ticino: it doesn't exist - how to declare your domestic worker anyway (2026)
The «chèque service» is a Geneva specialty: no other canton has one, not even Ticino. Whoever hires a cleaner, caregiver or nanny in Ticino declares the employment directly to the Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS) in Bellinzona, via the simplified procedure. This guide shows how it works, step by step - and how Clino guides you through it, in 5 languages including Italian.
There is no chèque service in Ticino - only Geneva has one. You declare your domestic worker directly to the Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS) in Bellinzona, via the simplified settlement procedure.
- The «chèque emploi» network only covers French-speaking Switzerland: six organizations, none in Ticino.
- The duties are the same as everywhere: AVS from the first franc, LAINF accident insurance, LPP pension above CHF 22,680.
- Clino guides you step by step in 5 languages, Italian included - CHF 19.90/month.
Why Ticino has no chèque service
The chèque service is a scheme subsidised by the canton of Geneva - unique in Switzerland. In French-speaking Switzerland, five other independent organizations play a similar role under the «Chèques-Emploi Suisse» umbrella - but that network stops at the language border: neither German-speaking Switzerland nor Ticino has an equivalent system.
In practice: whoever hires household staff in Ticino organises the declaration directly with the cantonal compensation fund - the IAS in Bellinzona. The good news: the simplified settlement procedure for private households exists across Switzerland, and in Ticino it runs entirely in Italian.
'Chèque service Ticino / Lugano'? It doesn't exist
How to declare your domestic worker in Ticino
Affiliation runs via the IAS's form 111: the «Questionario per l'affiliazione alla procedura di conteggio semplificata» - the questionnaire for joining the simplified procedure as a private employer of household staff. You send it by post or e-mail; wage declarations then run through the AVSeasy online portal or by post.
Declaring in Ticino - step by step
Draw up a written employment contract with your worker.
Fill in the IAS's form 111 and send it by post or e-mail to Bellinzona.
Sort out LAINF accident insurance: at point 6 of the form you can take it out directly via the compensation fund («procedura di conteggio semplificata Plus»).
Above CHF 22,680 annual salary: affiliate an LPP pension fund.
Settle the contributions via AVSeasy and file the wage declaration at year-end.
Register a cleaner in Ticino - full canton details
The competent fund: IAS Bellinzona
Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS), Via Ghiringhelli 15a, 6501 Bellinzona - tel. +41 91 821 91 11. Forms and information at www4.ti.ch/dss/ias; the online settlement portal is called AVSeasy. The IAS charges a 2% administrative-cost contribution.
Watch out for point 6 of form 111
Your worker lives in Italy? The cross-border case
In Ticino this is everyday life: the worker lives in Italy and crosses the border daily on a G permit. Contrary to what is often assumed, the simplified procedure applies to cross-border workers from Italy like anyone else - no special procedure needed. Under the simplified procedure you withhold 5% source tax from the wage; the corresponding confirmation is already part of form 111.
Registering a cross-border domestic worker - the complete guide
Do it yourself or with guidance?
Declaring in Ticino is doable on your own - but all the administration then stays on your shoulders, month after month. The honest comparison:
Do it yourself
- •Form 111, LAINF and LPP decisions: figure everything out alone
- •A correct payslip to produce every month
- •Contributions and the annual wage declaration to keep track of
- •An employment contract to draft from scratch
With Clino
- •Guides you step by step through the IAS declaration - you stay in control
- •Employment contract and monthly payslip prepared for you
- •Automatic reminders for contributions and deadlines
- •Support in 5 languages, Italian included - CHF 19.90/month
Declare your domestic worker in Ticino - no chèque service needed
Clino guides you through the IAS declaration, prepares the contract and payslips and reminds you of every deadline - in Italian, German, French, English or Spanish. CHF 19.90/month, all included, 30 days free.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a chèque service in Ticino?
Where do I declare my cleaner or caregiver in Ticino?
From what salary do I have to declare?
My worker is a cross-border commuter from Italy - does that change anything?
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Sources & Legal References
- IAS Ticino (www4.ti.ch/dss/ias) - form 111, simplified settlement procedure, checked July 2026
- cheques-emploi-suisse.ch - the «chèque emploi» network only covers French-speaking Switzerland
- FSIO - leaflet 2.06 domestic work (AVS due from the first franc)
- FSIO - «Arten und Ansätze der Familienzulagen 2026» (Ticino FAK rate and allowances)
As of July 2026. Cantonal rules and amounts change - check the current status before each hire.
