Compensation office · Graubünden

SVA Graubünden

The compensation office for households in Graubünden

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

Contact

Address: SVA Graubünden
Ottostrasse 24, 7001 Chur
Phone: +41 81 257 41 11
Email: info@sva.gr.ch
Website: www.sva.gr.ch
Online portal: AHVeasy

How to register

SVA Graubünden uses the federal form 318.147. You fill it in online. At the end, SVA Graubünden 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: SVA Graubünden offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.

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.

If you file online: The fund publishes two rates side by side: 5.00% as the basic tariff and 4.50% for employers who declare through AHVeasy. Both apply to the AHV/IV/EO contributions.

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 240 per child and month.
Education allowance: CHF 290 per child and month.

During the year

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

Our experience with SVA Graubünden

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 limit crossed: whole year redone
If an employee's annual wage rises above the simplified-procedure limit during the year, the whole calendar year is re-billed under the ordinary procedure back to 1 January, not just the months that follow. Source tax already paid is credited back, and the pension fund (BVG) must also be joined retroactively.
Source: Written reply from SVA Graubünden, 7 August 2026
Information from the office
Close to the limit: go ordinary
If it is foreseeable that the conditions will only just be met, the office recommends registering directly under the ordinary procedure. That avoids a later correction. Clino runs a household on the ordinary procedure from the first payslip when the projected annual wage is above the limit.
Source: Written reply from SVA Graubünden, 7 August 2026
Information from the office
Plain or plus: your choice
Under the plain simplified procedure you take out accident insurance yourself or have the office assign you to the Ersatzkasse UVG (the substitute accident fund). Under VAV+ the insurance runs through Solida, and the office collects the premium with the AHV contributions. No extra form is needed; you choose in the federal form.
Source: Written reply from SVA Graubünden, 6 August 2026
Office documents
Have your employee's address ready
The form for the wage declaration with tax deduction asks for your employee's address and canton of residence. The office needs both to settle the source tax with the right tax office. Have them ready before you fill it in.
Source: SVA Graubünden, «Anleitung zur Lohndeklaration mit Steuerabzug», valid from 1 January 2023 (sva.gr.ch), read on 9 August 2026
Office documents
Attach the certificate to the tax return
According to the cantonal tax administration's guide, wages under the simplified procedure are not counted in your employee's ordinary tax assessment, not even for the rate. She attaches the AHV compensation office's certificate to her tax return.
Source: Steuerverwaltung Graubünden, «Wegleitung zur Steuererklärung 2025, Natürliche Personen», section 1.1, read on 11 September 2026

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Frequently asked questions about SVA Graubünden

How do I contact SVA Graubünden?

By phone on +41 81 257 41 11, by post to Ottostrasse 24, 7001 Chur. By email to info@sva.gr.ch.

How do I register my household employee with SVA Graubünden?

SVA Graubünden uses the federal form 318.147. You fill it in online. At the end, SVA Graubünden must be selected as the recipient. Deadline: within one month of the first working day. Accident insurance: SVA Graubünden offers the simplified procedure plus. You must choose it explicitly when you register.

What does SVA Graubünden cost?

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

What happens in Graubünden if the wage becomes too high during the year?

Then the simplified procedure no longer applies for the whole year. SVA Graubünden re-bills under the ordinary procedure back to 1 January, credits the source tax already paid and requires a retroactive pension fund affiliation. In that case Clino recalculates the year's payslips.

Do I have to take out accident insurance through SVA Graubünden?

No, you have a choice. With VAV+ it runs through Solida and is billed with the AHV contributions. Without VAV+, you take out a policy yourself or are assigned by the office to the Ersatzkasse UVG. Your employee must be insured either way.

What does my employee attach to her tax return in Graubünden?

The AHV compensation office's certificate on the source-tax deduction. According to the Steuerverwaltung Graubünden's guide, the wage from the simplified procedure does not count in her ordinary assessment.