Questão jurídica principal
Whether the CHF 64,061 welfare fund lump-sum payment is part of the massgebender Lohn subject to AHV contributions.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The discretionary payment had a sufficient causal link to the employment relationship and did not fall under any exemption for reglementary welfare fund or social benefit payments.
Fundamentação extraída
Payments by a patronal welfare fund are generally treated like employer payments if economically justified by the employment relationship. The payment was a voluntary ex gratia benefit decided by the foundation board, not a reglementary contribution or a social benefit excluded by Art. 8, 8bis or 8ter AHVV.