Everything that matters about sole proprietorship for physiotherapy practices in Vugelles-La Mothe
Whether you run a Sàrl, an SA or a sole proprietorship in Vugelles-La Mothe, sole proprietorship eventually lands on your desk. Here are the practical reference points — legal basis, deadlines and common pitfalls — to decide with a clear head.
Choosing the structure: Sàrl, SA or sole proprietorship
The choice of legal form turns on three axes: liability (limited to capital for Sàrl and SA, unlimited for the sole trader), taxation (economic double taxation of company profit and dividends versus direct income taxation) and pensions (the employee of their own Sàrl is subject to mandatory LPP; the self-employed insure voluntarily).
First accounting reflex for sole proprietorship: open the document numbering with the very first expense, even before registration. Founding costs are deductible — if documented.
The Swiss legal frame for sole proprietorship
AHV audits and VAT audits follow the same logic: start from the documents, trace to the entries, check consistency. A business in Vugelles-La Mothe with a clean audit trail sails through these exercises.
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.
Swiss VAT: rates, threshold and filings
Charging VAT is not a matter of style: the number, the correct rate, the tax amount — the tax administration checks the form as closely as the substance, including at SMEs in Vugelles-La Mothe.
Also useful for sole proprietorship: some supplies are excluded from VAT (health, education, property rental) — with no corresponding input VAT right. Qualifying revenues correctly from the start avoids surprises.
Salaries and social contributions: the rates to know
A Swiss salary reads in three columns: gross, employee social deductions, employer contributions. Confusing them distorts cost prices — and quotes from businesses in Vugelles-La Mothe.
For sole proprietorship, the gap between agreed gross and paid net surprises every new employer: simulate it BEFORE hiring to avoid misunderstandings with the future employee.
Vugelles-La Mothe: what changes, what does not
Vugelles-La Mothe (postal code 1431, canton Vaud) applies the same federal rules as the rest of the country: what changes in Vugelles-La Mothe are the cantonal counterparts — tax administration, compensation office, commercial register.
Vugelles-La Mothe requires no special bookkeeping: the Code of Obligations applies at postal code 1431 as everywhere else, and a well-kept digital file transfers smoothly to any auditor in the canton.
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 Vugelles-La Mothe: the CO dictates it, not the commune.
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 Vugelles-La Mothe, family allowances follow the canton's rates.
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 Vugelles-La Mothe as anywhere.
When must a business register for VAT?
As soon as its worldwide annual turnover reaches CHF 100,000 (CHF 250,000 for non-profit sports or cultural associations). Below that, voluntary registration remains possible and often makes sense to reclaim input VAT on investments. The threshold is federal: it applies in Vugelles-La Mothe as everywhere in Switzerland.
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