An employee has received accident day pay over an extended period. Does this need to be mentioned in the remarks section of the salary certificate?
March 14, 2025
Liability and Insurance Law
Yes, accident daily benefits must be indicated on the wage statement under the remarks. Accident daily benefits are substitute income and are subject to taxation. They must be reported according to the guidelines for filling out the wage statement in item 7 of the wage statement (estv.admin.ch/estv/de/home/direkte-bundessteuer/lohnausweis.html). Please note that substitute income, which also includes daily benefits, is generally considered taxable income (proinfirmis.ch/behindertwastun/steuern/besteuerung-von-renten-taggeldern-und-kapitalleistungen.html 1).
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