{"id":30521,"date":"2022-12-24T20:34:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tax-services.ch\/?p=30521"},"modified":"2023-09-09T10:32:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T08:32:19","slug":"impot-a-la-source-a-geneve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tax-services.ch\/en\/withholding-tax-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Withholding tax in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30521\" class=\"elementor elementor-30521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6049ecfc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6049ecfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3424a3eb\" data-id=\"3424a3eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc32121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc32121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Withholding tax applies to cross-border commuters and Swiss residents with a B permit. Cross-border commuters of Swiss nationality are also subject to withholding tax. This article deals with withholding tax in Geneva.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08cf3d4 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"08cf3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas 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.elementor-toc__list-item-text.elementor-item-active{color:var(--item-text-active-color);-webkit-text-decoration:var(--item-text-active-decoration);text-decoration:var(--item-text-active-decoration)}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper{counter-reset:item}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper .elementor-toc__list-item{counter-increment:item}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper .elementor-toc__list-item-text-wrapper:before{content:counters(item,\".\") \". \"}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__08cf3d4\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__08cf3d4\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__08cf3d4\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3abb1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3abb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is withholding tax?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228a414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"228a414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Withholding tax is a tax deducted from the gross income paid to the employee. Its purpose is to ensure that tax is paid. It applies to cross-border commuters and Swiss residents who do not have a C permit or Swiss nationality. Swiss cross-border commuters are also subject to withholding tax.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50230e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d50230e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is subject to withholding tax in Geneva?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb9a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb9a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People who are resident in Switzerland but who do not yet have a residence permit (Permis C) are subject to withholding tax. The same applies to people who do not have their main tax domicile in Switzerland for certain types of income.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c16edbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c16edbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does withholding tax work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25ed1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c25ed1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The employer must deduct tax at source from the employee's salary to ensure that the income is taxed.<\/p><p>Employers are obliged to deduct tax at source:<\/p><ol><li class=\" translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.ch\/document\/769\/telecharger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register as an employer for withholding tax<\/a> and become a Debtor of Taxable Benefits (DPI),<\/li><li>Have the employee complete a form indicating which scale applies to the employee's situation.<\/li><li>Deduct tax at source from the employee's gross income<\/li><li>Pay tax at source each month<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d96aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d96aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geneva source tax scale<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6b8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f6b8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I find out my withholding tax rate?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6186f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e6186f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two ways to find your withholding tax rate:<\/p><ul><li class=\" translation-block\">Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/ge.ch\/afcael2pub\/formulaire-prelevement\/#\/prelevement\/etape1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online form<\/a> for an immediate response.<\/li><li>Print and complete the form and return it to the tax authorities.<\/li><\/ul><p>Once you have completed the form, you should be able to find the rate that applies to your gross salary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f436f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04f436f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the tax scale take into account?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a9e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a9e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scale is determined by the employee's situation, in particular whether they are single, married or separated, whether they have dependent children and whether their spouse has an income.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc97f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc97f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Takes into account :<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f5a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0f5a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Your marital status<\/li><li>Your children only if they are your dependants<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deebcb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deebcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do not take into account :<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b82966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b82966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Minors in alternating custody<\/li><li>Minor children if you are cohabiting<\/li><li>Children over the age of majority (from the month following their coming of age)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19667be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19667be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview of rates for different situations : <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a862ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a862ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Single without children, A0 scale<\/li><li>Taxpayer paying maintenance, scales A1 to A5<\/li><li>Married and spouse with no income, scales B0 to B5<\/li><li>Married and spouse with income, scales C0 to C5<\/li><li>Insurance income, scale G<\/li><li>Single-parent family, scales H1 to H5<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df26eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df26eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Change of scale during the year<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94da958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94da958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any event requiring a change to the scale (e.g. marriage, divorce, birth, etc.) must be taken into account from the beginning of the month following the event.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\"><strong>Example<\/strong>: Wedding on 09 June<\/p><p>- Single until 30 June, scale A0<br \/>- Married from 1 July to 31 December, scale B or C (whether spouse works or not)<\/p><p>Employees must inform their employer of any changes in their situation so that this can be taken into account when deducting tax at source. <strong>from the month following the event.<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d643ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d643ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can I do about overcharging?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc061cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc061cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As mentioned above, it is up to the employer to deduct tax at source correctly. In practice, however, this is less straightforward, as accounting software is not always up to scratch. If your employer has deducted too much tax, you have two options.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\"><strong>First option<\/strong>, is to make an adjustment at the end of the year ideally in December taking into account the annual taxable salary actually achieved.<\/p><p>CHF 10,000 withholding tax was deducted from you between January and November.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">For a salary of CHF 75,000 gross taxed at scale A0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.ch\/document\/26881\/telecharger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rate applicable in 2022<\/a> is 12.76% the tax payable is CHF 9,570 (75,000*12.76%).<\/p><p>An amount of CHF 430 (9,570-10,000) must be repaid in December in addition to the salary.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\"><strong>Second option<\/strong>, you can submit a request for rectification to the tax authorities.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">With this option, you need to do what you need to do by the deadline. You have until <b>31 March<\/b> to submit your application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f515e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f515e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not enough taken, What should I do?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2583f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2583f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For various reasons, withholding tax may not be correctly deducted.<\/p><p>An adjustment should be made at the end of the year to take account of the taxable annual salary actually earned.<\/p><p>The difference in tax must be deducted in December.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0716ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0716ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tax advice<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7537fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7537fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an employer, withholding tax is a task for which you are responsible. Managing it properly means you don't have to make major adjustments at the end of the year or find yourself in tricky situations.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">As an employee at source you have a duty to pay attention to how your employer deducts tax from you at source, if necessary make a request for rectification or a request for <a href=\"https:\/\/tax-services.ch\/fr\/impot-source-taxation-ordinaire-ulterieure-geneve\/\" target=\"_self\">Subsequent Ordinary Tax<\/a>.<\/p><p>Our Geneva tax specialists are at your disposal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c64bf3f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c64bf3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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