VaudTax · Chapter 3/11
Declaring your salary in VaudTax: salary certificate, unemployment, pensions
Key points
- Enter the net salary from box 11 of each salary certificate, not the gross amount (code 100).
- A job below 30% is a side activity (code 105), with its own flat-rate expense deduction.
- Unemployment, sickness, accident or military pay not included in the salary certificate is declared separately (codes 200 to 220).
- AVS/AHV, disability, pension fund and pillar 3a annuities are taxable and have their own codes (240 to 270).
Salary certificate: which box to use?
For each employer, VaudTax asks for the amounts on your salary certificate (certificat de salaire / Lohnausweis). The key figure is the net salary in box 11, after social security (AVS/AI/APG/AC/AANP) and pension fund contributions. Those contributions are therefore already deducted: do not declare them again elsewhere.
- 1Open the section « Activités salariées (codes 100 à 120) » (employment income), then « Afficher ».
- 2Add one certificate per employer (or per period if the same employer issued several).
- 3Copy the requested figures, especially box 11 (net salary). Check the boxes ticked at the top of the certificate (F: free transport, G: canteen), as they affect your expense deductions.
- 4Attach a copy of the certificate: it is a mandatory document.
- 5If you had a work interruption (sickness, unpaid leave, short-time work), enter the periods in the professional expenses section: see Work expenses.
Side activity (code 105)
A side activity is regular employment below 30% of normal hours, or occasional short full-time work (odd jobs, private lessons, volunteer firefighting, one-off assignments). Enter it in the same section on a « accessoire » line. Benefit: a flat expense deduction of 20% of the income (minimum CHF 800, maximum CHF 2,400).
Family allowances and tips (code 110)
Family allowances are taxable. If they already appear on your salary certificate, do nothing. If a compensation fund pays them to you directly, declare them under code 110, like tips not included in the certificate.
Unemployment, sickness, accident, military service (codes 200 to 220)
| Income | Code | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment benefits (if not on a salary certificate) | 200 | Unemployment fund statement |
| Military, civil protection or J+S pay (APG) paid to you directly | 200 | Compensation fund statement |
| Sickness or accident daily allowances paid to you directly | 210 | Insurer's statement |
| Disability insurance (AI) daily allowances | 220 | AI decision or statement |
Pensions and annuities (codes 240 to 280)
- Code 240: AVS/AHV old-age and AI disability pensions. Supplementary benefits (PC) and helplessness allowances are not taxable.
- Code 250: pension fund (2nd pillar) annuities.
- Code 260: pillar 3a annuities, 100% taxable.
- Code 270: other annuities, including accident (LAA/SUVA) pensions and life annuities.
- Code 280: maintenance received for yourself or your minor children.
A lump-sum withdrawal (2nd pillar, pillar 3a) does not go here: it is taxed separately at a reduced rate and declared in the « Prestation en capital » section.
Other income (code 195)
Subletting a flat or room, renting on a platform such as Airbnb, royalties, renting out movable goods: declare this income under code 195 (« Autres revenus de toute nature »). For furnished lettings, you usually declare 80% of the rent received.
Frequently asked questions
Do I enter my gross or net salary in VaudTax?
The net salary shown in box 11 of the salary certificate, after social security and pension fund contributions.
I had three employers in 2026. What should I do?
Enter one salary certificate per employer in the employment income section and attach each one. Adjust your commuting and meal deductions to the periods you actually worked.
My salary was taxed at source. Do I still declare it?
If you file an ordinary or subsequent ordinary assessment return, yes: declare the full salary, and the tax withheld at source is credited against the final tax bill without interest.
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This guide is for information only and is not personalised advice. Amounts come from official publications of the Vaud cantonal tax administration (ACI). VaudTax itself is in French: we quote the French labels so you can find them on screen. If in doubt, the official ACI instructions prevail.