Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenRegister your nanny in Appenzell Innerrhoden —
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Found your nanny? Clino turns her into a properly employed team member: registration, contract, insurance and payroll — for CHF 19.90/month, whether it's 4 hours or 40.
No placement agency — you keep your nanny. We just take the official paperwork off your hands.
Your nanny in Appenzell Innerrhoden — fully planned.
Set hours and wage. Cost, procedure and insurance appear instantly.
Your Appenzell Innerrhoden nanny plan
Responsible office
AK Appenzell
by post · AK Appenzell
Your procedure
Ordinary procedure
Above CHF 22,680/year — monthly accounting. Clino detects the threshold automatically and handles the ordinary procedure for you.
Accident insurance
- Occupational accident (BU) — paid by the employer
- Non-occupational accident (NBU) — mandatory from 8 h/week
Your cost per month
≈ CHF 36'913.68 / year
What Clino does for you
- Employment contract ready
- Registration with AK Appenzell prepared
- Wage & contributions calculated every month
Do I even have to register my nanny?
Yes — short and honest. As soon as someone works in your home and you set the wage and hours, she's your employee. From the very first hour, with no minimum workload. Sounds like a hassle. With Clino it takes 5 minutes.
No minimum hours
Even 4 hours a week count. There's no threshold below which it's "not necessary".
From the very first franc
AHV (old-age insurance), ALV (unemployment insurance) and UVG (accident insurance) are mandatory. The CHF 2'300 exemption does not apply to household employees.
It protects you
If an accident happens, you're personally liable without a policy. Registered, you're on the safe side.
- ✕No contract, just a handshake
- ✕Accident? You pay the medical bills
- ✕Fines up to CHF 10'000 + 5 years of back contributions
- ✓NAV-compliant employment contract
- ✓UVG policy: pays from hour one
- ✓AHV settled cleanly, CHF 19.90/mo.
How strict are inspections in Appenzell Innerrhoden?
Even in Appenzell Innerrhoden, registration is mandatory from the first franc. A single spot check or an accident involving your nanny can expose an unregistered hire, with fines and back-payments.
With Clino you register your nanny in minutes. Clino guides you step by step through registration, insurance and payroll.
Register your nanny nowBeen paying for a while with no registration? No drama.
Many families pay cash at first — and only realise later that they should have registered. This can be put right, and the sooner the easier.
Register retroactively
The Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden accepts back-dated registrations. The sooner you do it, the smaller the back-payment.
Clino sets everything up
We help with the back-registration and take over the ongoing payroll from now on.
Peace of mind, not risk
You're properly set up — before any inspection comes.
Registered? Then get something back.
You can deduct childcare costs — with a marginal tax rate of ~17% in Appenzell Innerrhoden, that means up to around CHF 2'180/year back per child. Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden: childcare costs are deductible cantonally (check the maximum amount with the cantonal tax office), and federally up to CHF 25'800/child (2026).
The condition is a wage statement (Lohnausweis) — which you only get with properly registered childcare. One more reason to do it right.
Nanny or daycare — what suits you?
Full-time daycare (Kita) per child vs. a full-time nanny (40 hrs/week). CHF/month — before subsidies.
• From 2 children on, a nanny quickly becomes cheaper than daycare.
• A tax deduction of up to CHF 25'800/child (federal) is also possible.
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenAll of Appenzell Innerrhoden: one office, one registration
Every municipality, one office: Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Register in Appenzell Innerrhoden
Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden at a glanceAll the key figures for your nanny in Appenzell Innerrhoden
Hourly wage
CHF 24–30
market rate
Child allowance
CHF 245
/month/child
Minimum wage
no cantonal
NAV applies
Daycare avg.
CHF 1'850
/mo · 1 child
Important on scope: per SECO's information sheet (as of 1.1.2026, section 2.1) the federal NAV Hauswirtschaft expressly excludes "persons mainly responsible for childcare (childminders and babysitters)". For a pure childcare role there is therefore no federal minimum wage — the rates shown here are then a reference, not an obligation. Where the nanny also does substantial housework, the NAV applies. Cantonal minimum wages apply regardless.
How to register your nanny in Appenzell Innerrhoden
AHV compensation office
Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden
Responsible for AHV/IV/EO, the child-allowance fund (FAK), withholding tax and the wage declaration under the simplified procedure.
Open registration form & portal- 1
Register with the Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden
Submit the form online or via the online portal — you'll receive a billing number. Clino prepares everything.
- 2
Take out accident insurance (UVG)
We arrange the occupational accident insurance for you — via VAVplus with your compensation office where available, otherwise directly with a partner insurer.
- 3
Written employment contract
The NAV Hauswirtschaft (standard household-employment contract) covers the probation period, notice period, holidays and 13th-month salary. Template from Clino.
- 4
Annual declaration at year-end
Declare all wages paid out. Clino generates the declaration automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Do I really have to register my nanny — even for just a few hours?
I've been paying my nanny without registering her for a while — what now?
What exactly does Clino handle for me?
Which compensation office is responsible in Appenzell Innerrhoden?
Is there a minimum wage in Appenzell Innerrhoden?
How high is the child allowance in Appenzell Innerrhoden?
Do I have to register the nanny even for just a few hours?
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Gross, net & total costs
Contract template
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The registration facts for Appenzell Innerrhoden
As of July 2026, verified directly with the compensation office.
The right form
Ausgleichskasse Appenzell Innerrhoden uses the federal form 318.147 (online). No office visit needed.
Important: under «Employment for», pick «Domestic service», only then does question 4.2 about accident insurance via the compensation office appear.
Simplified procedure
The simplified procedure plus (accident insurance included) is offered, but you must actively request it; it is never automatic. Above CHF 22'680 annual wage, quickly reached full-time, the ordinary procedure with individual withholding tax applies.
Deadlines
Register: within 30 days of the first working day. Annual wage declaration: by 30 January for the previous year.
After submitting
The confirmation with your settlement number arrives by post, usually within 1–3 weeks. You may already pay wages in the meantime.
Free, no signup, every step, ready to tick off.
In every municipality of Appenzell Innerrhoden
Registration works the same across the whole canton — whether your nanny works in Appenzell, Oberegg, Gonten or one of the 0 other localities: same compensation office, same procedure, same flat fee.
AppenzellObereggGontenHaslen AIWeissbadBrülisau
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden compared
- The FAK contribution is 1.6%, rank 15 of 26 across Switzerland (ascending).
- The child allowance of CHF 245/month is CHF 30 above the federal minimum of CHF 215.
- The typical hourly wage for a nanny is around CHF 27 (average across cantons: CHF 30).
- There is no cantonal minimum wage; the NAV domestic-work minimums apply.
Public holidays in Appenzell Innerrhoden (2026)
These days are assimilated to Sundays (Art. 20a Labour Act). Only 1 August is paid by federal law, whether other holidays are paid depends on the contract or the NAV. Source: SECO, as of 12.12.2024.
This is how fast it goes in Appenzell Innerrhoden
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Grüezi! We've found a nanny in Appenzell, what do we need to do now?
09:12Great! Done in 5 minutes: we register her with the AK Appenzell and prepare the contract + payslips. Valid across the whole canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
09:14New to Switzerland, or cross-border?
Hiring as an expat works exactly the same, in English. And if your helper lives across the border, the cross-border rules apply, AHV and accident insurance stay Swiss, withholding tax depends on her country of residence. The guide explains your case.
Are you the nanny?
Pay, insurance, your rights, plus a ready-made pack you can send your employer so they register you legally.
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Whoever you employ at home. Clino prepares the registration and the insurance and runs payroll, all for in Appenzell Innerrhoden.
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