One of the reasons we feel overwhelmed even before we start a business is that we don’t know which entity we should choose for our business. Then we start listening to other self-employed people or other entrepreneurs. Sometimes, we also talk with people who don’t […]
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Since last Wednesday the Credit Suisse bank has been facing speculations and has been at the centre of a worldwide economic crisis. Tonight the government anounced that UBS will be taking over the Credit Suisse and the Swiss National Bank is guaranteing 100 billion francs
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First of all, you should understand the difference between self-employed and sole proprietorship. Self-employed is an employment status, and sole proprietorship is the entity of your company. In Switzerland, and in terms of social insurance, you are self-employed if: you work for and on your
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Now that January is over it’s time to move on to other deadlines (VAT declarations and Tax Returns); that’s when I started thinking that it would be amazing if I had the other important dates on my calendar. Since I did this for myself, I
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Article by Cristina Quesado This time of the year is overwhelming for the Self-employed because they need to declare their income from the previous year. In order to ease that overwhelm, I would like to give some tips: TIP #1: Financial records – You should
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Switzerland’s red and orange payment slips will soon be part of Swiss history and replaced by QR code bills. These changes mean Switzerland will be brought into alignment with the new ISO 20022 standard, an open global standard for financial information. As the payment slips
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Smart Business offers Personalised Accounting & CFO Services to small businesses. I help you take care of your finances! My mission at Smart Business is to help you improve your business’s financial health. Imagine if I could take away the overwhelming confusion about your business
Article by Cristina Quesado Spring is a great time to clean your Papers and Finances Now that we are seeing more sun and the flowers are blooming, Spring Cleaning comes to mind. It is important to remember to give some attention to our papers and
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Article by Cristina Quesado Although some people are already in the new year, business owners are still in 2021 because they need to prepare the books for the end of the year review. We want to make this process and smooth and stress-free as possible.
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You can deduct payments made into the pillar 3a retirement savings account from your taxable income. The following maximum amount applies for 2021 · If you have a pension fund: CHF 6’883 · Without a pension fund: CHF 34’416 (max. 20% of net income) As the designated account requires a few days
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