Social security contributions for associations in Lully (VD) explained simply
Delegate, digitalise or do it all yourself? Around social security contributions in Lully (VD), every SME draws its own line. The reference points below — federal law, cantonal practice and lessons from the field — help you place the cursor well.
The Swiss legal frame for social security contributions
A small business does not mean small obligations: from the first salary or the first VAT return, mistakes get expensive — in Lully (VD) as anywhere.
Late books show from the outside: poorly calibrated tax instalments, provisional filings, slow answers to the bank. Staying current is also a matter of image.
Salaries and social contributions: the rates to know
The salary certificate is an official tax document: it feeds the employee's tax return and serves as the reference in AHV and tax audits. Issued once a year, it must match payroll accounting and the declaration to the compensation office to the centime.
For social security contributions, the practical challenge is the calendar: AHV instalments during the year, salary declaration to the compensation office in January, salary certificates for staff, and final LPP/accident settlements. A clean payroll base avoids unpleasant catch-up invoices.
A Swiss SME's accounting calendar
An accounting calendar only lives if it is shared: owner, in-house bookkeeper and fiduciary must see the same deadlines and the same status — the rule holds for every SME in Lully (VD).
For social security contributions, two dates lock themselves in every year: the January salary declaration and the general meeting within six months — everything else is planned around them.
Digitalising social security contributions: what actually works
Artificial intelligence has changed the economics of social security contributions: automatic invoice reading reaches recognition rates that make manual entry marginal, and posting suggestions learn from corrections. The accountant does not disappear — the job shifts from data entry to control and advice.
The winning pair for social security contributions: a single inbox (e-mail, scan, photo) and one simple rule — no document sits more than a few days without a proposed entry.
Lully (VD): what changes, what does not
Lully (VD) (postal code 1132, canton Vaud) applies the same federal rules as the rest of the country: what changes in Lully (VD) are the cantonal counterparts — tax administration, compensation office, commercial register.
Federal deadlines do not move in Lully (VD): VAT within 60 days, salary declaration in January, 10-year record retention — postal code 1132 changes nothing about those rules, only the sender's address.
Frequently asked questions
Which documents should be prepared for the year-end closing?
Bank and cash statements at the closing date, the inventory of stock and work in progress, final AHV/LPP/accident settlements, contracts signed or amended during the year, invoices straddling two years and the detail of accruals. With an up-to-date document archive, most of it is already there. The list is identical in Lully (VD): the CO dictates it, not the commune.
How long must records related to social security contributions be kept?
Ten years from the end of the financial year concerned (art. 958f CO). Electronic retention is permitted if the integrity and readability of the records are guaranteed — a serious digital archive validly replaces paper binders. A business in Lully (VD) can therefore archive fully digitally.
What is the difference between a limited and an ordinary audit?
The ordinary audit applies to companies exceeding, for two consecutive years, two of three thresholds: CHF 20 million balance sheet total, CHF 40 million revenue, 250 full-time positions. Others fall under the limited audit, and those with no more than ten full-time positions on annual average can opt out with all shareholders' consent. These federal thresholds do not depend on the registered seat — in Lully (VD) as anywhere.
Which social contributions does a Swiss employer pay?
AHV/IV/APG: 5.3% employer share (the same is withheld from the employee); unemployment insurance: 1.1% each up to CHF 148,200 a year; occupational pension (LPP) by age and plan (employer at least 50%); occupational accident insurance paid by the employer; family allowances by canton. For an employer in Lully (VD), family allowances follow the canton's rates.
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