What changes for you, explained simply.

Individuals · 22 September 2026

Selling property in Fribourg: how property gains tax is calculated

Selling a flat, a house or a plot of land? The profit is subject to a separate tax. Here is how it is calculated, and what makes it vary.

Individuals · 20 September 2026

Provisional tax instalments in Fribourg: the first-year trap

You have just moved to the canton and the tax office does not know your income yet. The instalments it sets are often wrong — and the bill arrives the following year.

Businesses · 11 September 2026

Self-employed or Sàrl: what really changes

It's not just a question of image. Liability, social insurance, accounting, unemployment: the two forms do not protect the same things.

Businesses · 11 September 2026

Salary or dividend: how to pay yourself from your own Sàrl

Both are possible, neither is free, and the balance between them can be calculated. What to know before deciding — and the mistake that costs dearly.

Individuals · 10 September 2026

Buying or selling in Fribourg: the taxes nobody budgets for

Transfer tax when you buy, property gains tax when you sell: two lines that weigh heavily and that nobody puts in their budget. With, in Fribourg, relief for a first home.

Individuals · 10 September 2026

Marriage, separation, cohabiting: 31 December decides everything

For tax purposes, your family situation on the last day of the year applies to the whole year. Getting married on 30 December counts as twelve months of marriage.

Individuals · 9 September 2026

Arriving or leaving mid-year: the rate that catches people out

If you only lived in Switzerland for part of the year, you are taxed only on what you earned here. But the rate is calculated on twelve months — and that is where it is decided.

Individuals · 9 September 2026

Deductible, model, insurer: the three levers on your premium

Your health insurance premium is not set in stone. Three settings move it, and one appointment a year is when you can change them.

Individuals · 8 September 2026

Insurance: the franc you save is a franc you keep in full

In Fribourg, the health insurance deduction is a flat amount: paying a higher premium does not give you a single centime more. That is what makes insurance the first item to review.

Individuals · 7 September 2026

B permit: you may get part of your tax back

The tax deducted from your salary is a flat scale. It doesn't see your pillar 3a, your childcare or your commuting. The good news: this can be corrected, and it is often in your favour.

Individuals · 6 September 2026

The list of documents to prepare for your tax return

Gather everything in one go: the full list of documents so that your tax return goes off without back-and-forth.

Individuals · 5 September 2026

You have to file it anyway — you may as well get something out of it

Filing a tax return is compulsory. What differs from one person to the next is what they get out of it. Three items most people forget to declare.

Individuals · 4 September 2026

Your tax assessment has just arrived: you have 30 days

A tax assessment notice is not just a confirmation. It is a decision, and the deadline to challenge it is short. What to check before filing it away.

Individuals · 3 September 2026

Homeowners: which works are deductible, and which are not

Imputed rental value, mortgage interest, renovation invoices: property taxation comes down to a single distinction, and that is where it is decided.

Businesses · 2 September 2026

VAT: would the net tax rate method save you time?

Two VAT returns a year instead of four, and almost no input tax to track: the net tax rate method suits many small businesses — but not all of them.

Businesses · 1 September 2026

The employer's calendar: what falls due, and when

AHV/AVS, accident insurance and pension statements, salary certificates, tax at source: a Swiss employer's deadlines over a year, in order.

Businesses · 31 August 2026

Setting up a Sàrl in Fribourg: the steps and what it really costs

Capital, notary, commercial register, VAT, AHV/AVS: the full path to setting up a Sàrl, with the real amounts and timescales.