Compensation office · Bern

Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern

The compensation office for households in Bern

If you employ a cleaner, nanny or carer in Bern, you register them with AK Bern. Here is what you need: contact details, registration route and costs, and what we experienced with the office ourselves.

Contact

Address: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern
Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern
Phone: +41 31 379 79 79
Email: info@akbern.ch
Website: www.akbern.ch
Online portal: ePortal

How to register

AK Bern uses the federal form 318.147. You fill it in online. At the end, AK Bern must be selected as the recipient.

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Deadline: within one month of the first working day.
The confirmation with your settlement number then arrives by post.
Accident insurance: AK Bern offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.

What to watch out for

The Bern office lists two forms: the federal form 318.147 and its own «BZ 100». The described path with question 4.2 applies to the federal form.

What the office costs

Admin fee: 5 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions.

On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 53.00 a year.

For comparison: across the 26 offices the same amount ranges from CHF 14.84 to CHF 53.00. Compare all offices →

Family allowance contribution: 1.5 % of the wage, paid by you as the employer.
Child allowance: CHF 250 per child and month.
Education allowance: CHF 310 per child and month.

During the year

You report wages through the ePortal portal or by post.
Annual declaration: by 30 January for the previous year. The office then invoices the contributions.

Our experience with AK Bern

What we learned filling in the forms, from the office's own information and documents, and with our customers. Always with date and source.

Information from the office
Wage report invitation at the end of November
The Bern compensation office sends an invitation to file the wage report at the end of November. You file it through the ePortal, by 30 January at the latest. No paper form arrives automatically: if you cannot file online, you have to request one from the office.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, 6.8.2026
Information from the office
Board and lodging count toward the wage limit
For the wage limit, the office always looks at the annual gross wage subject to AHV. Wages in kind, such as board and lodging, are subject to AHV and are added. For irregular work, the annual gross wage reported at year end decides.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, 7.8.2026, the same day as the enquiry
Information from the office
The tax confirmation arrives automatically
In the simplified procedure you do not prepare a salary certificate. Once your wage report has been processed, the office automatically sends your employee a tax confirmation.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern, 6.8.2026
Form tested
Form in French, ePortal in German
The forms list on akbern.ch and the office's ePortal are in German only. For French-speaking households, for example in Biel or the Bernese Jura, the federal form 318.147 is also available in French.
Source: Clino's own form walkthrough, 12.7.2026

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Frequently asked questions about AK Bern

How do I contact AK Bern?

By phone on +41 31 379 79 79, by post to Chutzenstrasse 10, 3007 Bern. By email to info@akbern.ch.

How do I register my household employee with AK Bern?

AK Bern uses the federal form 318.147. You fill it in online. At the end, AK Bern must be selected as the recipient. The Bern office lists two forms: the federal form 318.147 and its own «BZ 100». The described path with question 4.2 applies to the federal form. Deadline: within one month of the first working day. Accident insurance: AK Bern offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.

What does AK Bern cost?

Admin fee: 5 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions. On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 53.00 a year.

Will the Bern compensation office send me a paper form for the wage report?

No, not on its own. At the end of November you get an invitation to file the wage report through the ePortal. The office accepts paper only in exceptional cases, and you have to request the form yourself. The deadline is 30 January.

In Bern, do board and lodging count toward the wage limit of the simplified procedure?

Yes. The Bern compensation office always looks at the annual gross wage subject to AHV, and wages in kind are subject to AHV. If your employee lives with you, this can decide whether you may use the simplified procedure.

In Bern, do I have to give my employee a tax document at year end?

No. In the simplified procedure you do not prepare a salary certificate. After processing the wage report, the office automatically sends your employee a tax confirmation.