page_title: Revenue stamps of Basel
section_title: Bordereau tax (1884-1916)
hierarchical_section_title: Revenue stamps of Basel / Basel-City / Bordereau tax (1884-1916)
caption_attribution_description: English: Switzerland Basel 1884 bordereau revenue 2.50Fr - 6C, perforated 12.75-13.25.
context_page_description: The Swiss canton and city of Basel issued revenue stamps. The Basel canton issued a total of 22 different stamps in 8 sets, for unemployment insurance and police tax. The city of Basel issued revenue stamps from 1860 to 1975. There were various types for different taxes. Taxes in Switzerland are levied by the Swiss Confederation, the cantons and the municipalities.
context_section_description: Employers had to file a pay-roll report in the form of an individual periodical reporting leaflet (feuillet de cotisations) for each insured wage earner employed, plus a summary sheet (bordereau) for the entire group. The bordereau lists the name, registration number, and total contribution amount of each worker employed by the employer. Tax stamps were affixed on the bordereau as proof of the payment of social insurance contributions.
  Swiss: Bordereauxstempel
  Design: 1884 set the Basel arms and basilisk, later sets only the arms.
  Total different stamps: 19.
  Sets: 3.
caption: 1884 bordereau revenue
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