Do you qualify as a Geneva quasi-resident?
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Quasi-resident status lets you deduct real expenses from your Geneva source tax — but only above the 90% Swiss-income threshold. Check your eligibility free, then file the rectification before 31 March.
Geneva quasi-resident check — free
Whether you meet the 90% Swiss-source income threshold for quasi-resident status.
Include French rental income, self-employment, or a spouse's income — anything outside Swiss source counts against the 90% test.
Enter your Swiss-source and other income to test the 90% threshold.
What quasi-resident status changes — and what it costs
Source tax vs ordinary taxation
As a Geneva frontalier your employer withholds tax at source, at a scale (barème) that already bakes in standard allowances. Quasi-resident status lets you swap that for an ordinary assessment where you declare and deduct your actual expenses. If those real deductions beat the built-in allowances, you get money back; if not, you can end up paying more. The status is a right, not a giveaway.
The deductions that make it worthwhile
The levers that typically justify a rectification are pillar 3a contributions, 2nd-pillar buy-backs (rachats LPP), childcare costs, alimony paid, disability or health costs, and genuine professional expenses beyond the flat rate. A single large pillar-3a or LPP buy-back can by itself turn the year positive. Households with none of these rarely benefit — which is exactly why you check before filing.
31 March is a hard deadline
The rectification request must reach the AFC by 31 March of the following year. Unlike many French deadlines, there is no tolerance and no rattrapage: past that date the source tax for the year is final. Because the 90% test depends on your final income mix (including any French rental or investment income), it is worth re-running it every year rather than assuming last year's answer still holds.
Quick answer
A Geneva frontalier taxed at source qualifies as a quasi-resident when at least 90% of their worldwide gross income (for a couple, the household's) comes from Swiss sources. Quasi-resident status lets them request ordinary taxation (rectification / TOU) and deduct real expenses — pillar 3a, LPP buy-backs, childcare, alimony, actual professional costs — instead of the flat allowances in the source-tax scale, often recovering tax. It only pays off when those real deductions exceed the built-in allowances, and the request must reach the AFC by 31 March of the following year, after which the year's source tax is final. Both members of a married couple's incomes count toward the 90% test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Status, the 90% test, when it pays off, the 31 March deadline, other cantons.
What is quasi-resident status in Geneva?
How is the 90% threshold calculated?
Is it always worth applying for quasi-resident status?
What is the deadline to file the Geneva rectification?
Does quasi-resident status apply to cantons other than Geneva?
Important: AdminLanding is a technology platform, not a fiduciaire, tax adviser or regulated professional. This tool applies the published Geneva quasi-resident threshold (AFC/ge.ch) to the figures you enter to indicate likely eligibility only — it is not tax advice, does not compute your actual tax, and does not decide your status. The Geneva AFC makes the binding determination. Consult a qualified fiduciaire before filing a rectification, which is irrevocable for the year.
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