Tax advisory for SA companies in Hohentannen without the stress: how it works
Whether you run a Sàrl, an SA or a sole proprietorship in Hohentannen, tax advisory eventually lands on your desk. Here are the practical reference points — legal basis, deadlines and common pitfalls — to decide with a clear head.
The Swiss legal frame for tax advisory
For an owner in Hohentannen, the question is never “do we need accounts?” but “at what level of detail?”. The CO sets the floor; the bank, the tax office and the shareholders set the rest.
The annual accounts (art. 958 CO) consist of the balance sheet, the income statement and the notes; they must be drawn up within six months of the year-end so the general meeting can approve them. A delay here cascades into the tax return and the final social insurance settlements.
Outsource tax advisory or keep it in-house?
A fiduciary's cost depends first on the quality of the data received: digitised, filed, reconciled documents are processed fast; a box of loose receipts is billed by the hour. Improving the internal preparation of tax advisory lowers fees more surely than any negotiation.
For tax advisory, the internal-external duo works when both sides see the same file: same entries, same documents, same deadlines. Misunderstandings are born from parallel copies.
A Swiss SME's accounting calendar
Every deadline has an owner: an obligation “of everyone” is kept by no one. Naming one person per deadline family (VAT, payroll, taxes) closes the gaps.
For tax advisory, year-end is prepared in October: last invoices, investment decisions, provisions to assess — December is too late to act, January is for recording.
Year-end closing: how the mechanics work
The income statement reads as a cascade: gross margin, operating result, financial result, extraordinary result. Each level answers a different question — mixing levels blurs the steering.
For tax advisory, a closing checklist reused every year transforms the exercise: same steps, same checks, same documents — only the year changes.
Hohentannen: what changes, what does not
Working with a fiduciary from Hohentannen no longer depends on geography: the documents of a business in Hohentannen are shared online, while the canton Thurgau keeps its own deadlines for the tax return.
Federal deadlines do not move in Hohentannen: VAT within 60 days, salary declaration in January, 10-year record retention — postal code 9216 changes nothing about those rules, only the sender's address.
Frequently asked questions
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 Hohentannen as anywhere.
How much does tax advisory cost in Hohentannen?
It depends on document volume, the number of salaries and VAT complexity — no serious figure can be quoted without examining the file. Two levers cut the bill everywhere: digitised, well-filed receipts and software that prepares entries instead of having them re-keyed.
How long must records related to tax advisory 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 Hohentannen can therefore archive fully digitally.
What are the legal obligations for tax advisory in Switzerland?
The foundation is the Code of Obligations: proper bookkeeping (art. 957a CO), annual accounts (balance sheet, income statement, notes) and 10-year retention of books and records (art. 958f CO). VAT applies from CHF 100,000 of turnover, and social insurance settlements from the first employee. Nothing is different in Hohentannen: federal law applies.
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