Compensation office · Nidwalden

Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden

The compensation office for households in Nidwalden

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

Contact

Address: Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden
Stansstaderstrasse 88, 6371 Stans
Phone: +41 41 618 51 00
Email: info@aknw.ch
Website: www.aknw.ch
Online portal: AHVeasy

How to register

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

What the office costs

Admin fee: 3 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions.

On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 31.80 a year.

If you file online: Filing the annual wage declaration electronically brings the administrative fee down from 3.00% to 2.80% of 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 258 per child and month.
Education allowance: CHF 311 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 AK Nidwalden

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

Office documents
Address and canton of residence on 31 December
The office's guide to the wage declaration asks for your employee's address and canton of residence on 31 December or when she leaves. The office needs these details to settle the withholding tax with the tax authority. So keep your employee's current address to hand.
Source: Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden «Anleitung zur Lohndeklaration im vereinfachten Verfahren Plus» (valid from 1.1.2025), aknw.ch, read 9.8.2026
Information from the office
No salary certificate, deadline 30 January
The Nidwalden compensation office confirms: in the simplified procedure you issue no salary certificate. The wage declaration for the previous year is due by 30 January. The office answered our questions in writing the same day.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden, 5.8.2026
Information from the office
Filing electronically lowers the fee
The Nidwalden compensation office calculates the administrative fee on the AHV contributions, not on the wage total. If you file the wage declaration electronically through AHVeasy, you pay a slightly lower rate.
Source: Written reply from the Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden, 6.8.2026

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Frequently asked questions about AK Nidwalden

How do I contact AK Nidwalden?

By phone on +41 41 618 51 00, by post to Stansstaderstrasse 88, 6371 Stans. By email to info@aknw.ch.

How do I register my household employee with AK Nidwalden?

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

What does AK Nidwalden cost?

Admin fee: 3 % of the AHV/IV/EO contributions. On CHF 10,000 annual wage that is about CHF 31.80 a year.

Do I have to issue my employee in Nidwalden a salary certificate?

No, not in the simplified procedure. The Nidwalden compensation office confirmed this in writing. You only file the wage declaration by 30 January.

Which details about my employee does the Nidwalden office need?

In the wage declaration, among other things, her name, AHV number and date of birth. Plus her address and canton of residence on 31 December or when she leaves, because the office uses them to settle the withholding tax with the tax authority.

Is it worth filing through AHVeasy in Nidwalden?

Yes, a little. According to the written reply from the Nidwalden compensation office, the administrative fee rate goes down if you file the wage declaration electronically through AHVeasy.