Tax & finance
expat-services.ch lists 3 hand-checked English-speaking tax advisors in Lausanne: Ark Fiduciaire, Findea (incl. Taxea) and Tax Manager.
Besides English, they also work in French, German and Italian. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Lawyers and notaries in Lausanne.
3 providers
Geneva fiduciary handling personal and corporate tax returns, accounting, payroll and VAT for expats, executives, self-employed and SMEs in Romandy.
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Is this your business?Digital fiduciary with offices across Switzerland: accounting, payroll and tax for start-ups and SMEs; its Taxea service files tax returns for individuals and expats.
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Is this your business?Lausanne fiduciary preparing tax returns for individuals and handling accounting, payroll, VAT and company set-up for self-employed people and SMEs in Vaud.
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Is this your business?Local facts
Lausanne's commune tax coefficient is 78.5% (2026) (lausanne.ch, checked ), applied to the cantonal base tax. The legal filing date is 15 March and a tolerance period runs to 30 June; extensions are free and are requested by 30 June, with requests made by 15 May granted to 30 June at the latest and later requests to 30 September (Canton of Vaud, checked ). A taxpayer who has filed nothing receives a summons with a CHF 50 fee and 30 days to file, after which the authority assesses the taxpayer officially and can add a fine of up to CHF 1,000 (Canton of Vaud, checked ).
Returns are completed in the VaudTax online service, which replaced the desktop software (Canton of Vaud, checked ). The Administration cantonale des impôts is at Route de Berne 46, with a tax helpline on 021 316 00 00 from 8:00 to 17:00 (Canton of Vaud, checked ). Holders of B, L, F, N and Ci permits are taxed at source, and an ordinary assessment becomes compulsory when the income taxed at source of the taxpayer or the spouse exceeds CHF 120,000, when there is other income not taxed at source, or when the taxpayer has assets; the forms are requested by 31 March of the following year (Canton of Vaud, checked ).
Newcomers register with the Service du contrôle des habitants at Rue du Port-Franc 18. The registration deadline is 14 days (2026) (lausanne.ch, checked ). Arrivals from abroad or from another canton book a counter appointment and attend in person with a complete file (lausanne.ch, checked ), and the city's fee schedule sets CHF 30 for registering an arrival (lausanne.ch, checked ). For the national rules, see registering at your commune.
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