Immediately we’ve received a letter from the tax office asking us to provide an estimate of a revenue, fortune and deductions till the end of a year on-line.
I’ve done that and received a bill to pay =)
Now I am not sure the bill is correct
the tax due seems fair
yet the tax they think we’ve paid I think is wrong
I’ve revisited all of our payslips and if I sum their withholding tax up what they think we’ve paid would basically correspond Jan to Sep for one tax payer and Jan to Oct for another (maybe there’s a delay in bookkeeping/transfers?). So it is at least not matching in that sense. I.e. October for one tax payer is lacking.
Another thing is that we’re also going to be not taxed at source only from December, so I find it a bit strange to be both taxed at source in November and pay an estimate for November?
As a result of the above two points, if I was to only estimate a due tax for December it’d be about 2.5 times less than what they’re asking.
I’d prefer not to pay in advance to wait for a return a few months later, and I’ll try to discuss it with them.
Any advises in this regard as for what options I have? Can I pay less than they want in the bill and wait for the “correction” via a normal tax declaration or it’s not an option?
I guess I need to be over this transition period and later it’ll become a bit more predictable and normal.
Yes, I suggest talking to them and they can maybe help. Otherwise, you can estimate your tax yourself and pay it and then deal with any over/unders when the amount is finalized.
Ok, hopefully they’ll respond.
Another option I have in my mind is to send a modification of the same form close to the deadline, maybe they’ll have at least newer paid tax at source data in the system.
As for not respecting the bill, I’d only face consequences in the form of interest + the pending amount if I underpay? Or the bill is a must to pay in full? I am a bit reluctant to touch my savings if I can avoid it =)
In Valais also taxes are paid in the current year based on estimates, but ultimately you’ll do a full declaration in March next year which will recalculate based on actual payments made, both as witholding tax and the advance payments you’re making now. If you overpay you can elect to get it refunded or to carry it forward to next year, easier if it’s relatively low amounts.
Subsequent years take the estimate based on the previous year’s actual values, so if your income changes you can elect to make much lower (or higher, in theory) payments in the current year based on your new estimate.