Swiss Contract - Vevey

[Magpie252]

Also keep in mind the recent fluctuation to the CHF.

18% pay rise - vhappy

[GreyWolf]

Again I’m no expert, but I’m a little confused by the OP thinking he’s being sponsored for a ‘G’ permit, I’ve never heard of a ‘G’ permit

For a 10 month temporary contract, I would fully expect him to receive an ‘L’ permit. He would therefore pay tax at source and wouldn’t be liable to any further taxation in Switzerland. This is borne out by the OP quoting his rate after tax.

G permits are for cross-border commuters i.e. people living in the French \ German \ Italian border areas. I don't see how that would apply in this case. A 10 month contract for someone coming from the UK would be a L permit or, with a bit of sleight of hand regarding dates on the contract, perhaps a B permit.

[Bluenose]

So if you have no UK income for the 15/16 tax year then you effectively become Swiss tax resident, with no additional UK tax due.

This is not accurate as OP will keep UK residency as UK home will be kept.

I will stick by my original post, its not with it for 10 months unless, there is a significant step up in rate.

[AMH]

single, chance to experience something new for 10 months.
Lots of Ski/wintersports opportunity... lots of other countries within a few hours driving distance.

No brainer IMO - even if it does mean a bit less than you normally earn in the UK after the taxes, etc.
Just as long as it doesn't have a big impact financially on you....
just as long as they don't pay you in toblerone.

[Magpie252]

This is not accurate as OP will keep UK residency as UK home will be kept.

I will stick by my original post, its not with it for 10 months unless, there is a significant step up in rate.

As others have already suggested, you really should gain a basic understanding of cross border tax rules & regulations before posting on a professional forum

For your information (and the OP) I am UK resident, I maintain a UK home & I travel back most weekends BUT I paid no UK tax last year. This situation has been approved by the SA Helpline and my local tax office.

This begs the question, have you ever lived & worked abroad?, more specifically, have you ever lived and worked in Switzerland?. The OP has at least two responses from posters that currently do live in Switzerland, or have done in the past. I believe both of us are in a better position to offer advice than you are.

Circa 8,000GBP per month after tax is a perfectly adequate living wage in Switzerland, as I already pointed out to the OP, he won’t get rich, but he won’t go broke unless he insists on eating/drinking out every night

Your welcome to your own opinion, at least myself and others have offered some facts to back up our belief that the offer is at least worth considering by the OP, what have you added to the conversation?

[stek]

I've still got a pic of the £18 jacket potato I had in Zürich, £9 pint and an ATM that gave out minimum 100CHF notes....

On the hand in Migros Leffe was cheaper per bottle than UK.