Self-employment
Taxes, social security, business costs
Guides for this situation (11)
The guides below cover the topics that matter most at this stage.
Bookkeeping Basics for Small Businesses
What records to keep, how long and how to track profit and margin.
🧰 Business & FreelanceCash Flow Management: Staying Solvent When Clients Pay Late
Forecasting, payment terms and tools to reduce the risk of running out of cash.
🧰 Business & FreelanceFreelancer Pricing and Invoicing in Switzerland
How to set a rate, write invoices and handle late payers.
🧰 Business & FreelanceGmbH or Sole Proprietorship? Choosing a Legal Form in Switzerland
Liability, capital, taxes and administration compared.
🧰 Business & FreelanceHiring Your First Employee in Switzerland: Costs and Obligations
Contracts, social insurance registration, payroll and the real cost on top of gross salary.
🧰 Business & FreelanceInsurance for Small Businesses: What Protects Your Income and Assets
Liability, income protection, property and cyber cover: what to prioritise.
💼 Salary & TaxProfessional Expenses and Home Office: What You Can Deduct
Flat rates versus actual costs, meals, commuting and the treatment of a home office.
🧰 Business & FreelanceRetirement Provision for the Self-Employed: AHV, 3a and Voluntary Pension Funds
How to build retirement savings without an employer pension fund.
🧰 Business & FreelanceSelf-Employment in Switzerland: Social Insurance, Taxes and VAT
What freelancers and sole traders must register, insure and set aside.
🧰 Business & FreelanceStarting a Business in Switzerland: A Practical Checklist
From idea to first invoice: registration, insurance, banking and budgeting.
🧰 Business & FreelanceVAT for Small Businesses in Switzerland: Registration, Rates and Methods
When you must register, how input tax works and how the flat-rate method can simplify things.
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