Tax at source vs ordinary tax return and terminated employment

Finance, Taxes, Banking, Insurance and Retirement
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Hello

I started my first Swiss job in February 2022, and the employment was terminated at the end of July. I have not had any other income in 2022 (and also no chomage in case this is relevant).

It is my understanding that my monthly taxes were calculated based on my annual salary (176000). However, my actual total income that year was approx 50% of that sum. So I suspect I might be able to get some tax back, or at least some sort of recalculation is needed. If so, is this something that happens automatically or do I need to file for self-assessment (ordinary taxation known as TOU in the French parts)?

Another side-note of self-assessment / ordinary tax return: in my canton I need to fill out self-assessment if my annual salary is over 120000, so had I still had that job I would have been doing this. Should I still do this, if only for this reasons, any potential refunds aside?

I have not received anything from the authorities asking me to do the tax return so far, but I do have a form that I can fill in to apply for this proactively.

Thank you!

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Call your tax office? When I had a change in my salary I just informed them and they acknowledged that with a new overview of what they calculated I had to pay (C permit though).

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Hi!

You need to file for self-assessment.

Remember that if you do it once it then you must do it every year... but given your expected salary you would have done it anyway.

@roegner: but then you were not taxed as source so in the end you had to go through the tax declaration, right?

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I always had to go for a tax declaration, yes, so that is different, sorry.

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Makes sense! Thank you both!!!