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Taxes

Withholding tax, tax returns, refunds and allowances: what changes for cross-border workers in Switzerland.

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621 articles on taxes, newest first.

• Ticino: Gobbi Threatens Blockade of Tax Equalization Payments

  Ticino's Council of State, through Norman Gobbi, thunders against Bern: ready to freeze equalization payments to Italy over the lack of compensation for the cross-border commuters' health tax.

• Frozen Tax Transfers: Gobbi Takes on Bern

  Norman Gobbi threatens to block tax transfers to Italy. Here's what it means for cross-border workers and border municipalities.

• Ticino ready to freeze tax returns

  Tensions between Ticino and Bern over tax returns: Gobbi threatens a freeze to defend cross-border workers and relations with Italy.

• Tax Refunds for Cross-Border Workers: How They Work

  Discover the mechanism of tax refunds in Ticino: who pays them, how they are calculated, and what the future holds.

• US Tariffs: What's at Risk for Ticino's Exports?

  The new 15% global tariffs sought by Trump have come into effect. We analyze the potential impact on the canton's pharmaceutical and precision mechanics sectors.

• Maternity: High Court sides with cross-border workers

  Landmark ruling: contributions paid in Switzerland are valid for INPS benefits. Added protection for the over 78,000 commuters working in Ticino.

• Cross-Border Worker Tax Return: 730 Guide for Ticino

  Form 730/2026: how to fill out Quadro CE, calculate the tax credit, and what documents are needed. The complete guide for cross-border workers in Ticino.

• Frontalier's car cost: the real expense in 2026

  Over CHF 8,500 per year: between petrol at CHF 2.10/litre, vignette, wear and tear, and parking in Lugano, here is the real cost of a car for a cross-border worker.

• Double Taxation: How the Tax Credit Works

  The definitive guide for 'new cross-border workers' in Ticino. How to avoid paying taxes twice on your Swiss income thanks to the tax credit in the Italian Modello 730. Practical example with a salary of CHF 65,000.

• IRPEF Surtax: The Tax Map of Border Municipalities

  Where is it best to live? A comparison of 2026 rates in Como, Varese, and Verbano. The impact on a cross-border worker's net salary can exceed 400 CHF per year.

• IRPEF Surcharge: Where to Live to Pay Less Tax

  The map of 2026 IRPEF surcharges in border municipalities. Differences up to €500 per year on your net salary. Here's where it's best to reside.

• Swiss-Italian Cooperation: What's Changing at the Border

  Following the Crans-Montana case, Bern and Rome are strengthening judicial cooperation. This model is already a daily reality in Ticino for tax and security matters.

• Tax Returns at Risk? Lombardy Responds to Bellinzona

  As Ticino considers blocking fiscal returns, clear signals are coming from across the border: 'Wrong choice.' An analysis of the positions and the impact on cross-border workers.

• Tax Returns: Lombardy warns 'Blocking them is a mistake'

  The Ticino motion to suspend tax returns is stirring up politics in Italy. Alfieri (PD), CGIL, and CISL criticize the health tax but call for an end to the escalation.

• Stop Tax Returns: Ticino Politics Stands Firm Against Rome

  Four parties are asking the Council of State to suspend tax restitutions to Italy. The reason? The health tax, seen as a violation of the fiscal agreement.

• Tax Returns at Risk: Ticino-Lombardy Clash

  A Ticino motion to block fiscal returns is stirring politics in Lombardy. Alfieri, Mastromarino, and Augurusa criticize the move but admit: the health tax must be abolished.

• Less Pressure at the Border: Irregular Entries Down

  Data for January 2026 from the FOCBS show a sharp decline in irregular entries in Ticino, down to 392 cases. A sign of normalization for border crossings.

• Frontalieri: Switzerland grows, Ticino slows down

  While Switzerland hits a new record with 411,000 cross-border workers, Ticino bucks the trend. At the end of 2025, G permits dropped to 78,809 (-1.0%).

• B Permit Denied? Federal Court Sides with Two Foreigners

  A landmark ruling: The Federal Court overturns a decision by the Ticino Section of Population, citing their 'fully successful integration.'

• Health Tax: Motion to Block Tax Returns to Italy

  PLR, The Centre, UDC, and Lega are demanding an immediate halt to tax returns to Rome, citing a violation of the tax agreement and Article 60 of the Vienna Convention.

• Cross-border net salary 2026: how to calculate it

  Complete guide to calculating net salary for those working in Switzerland and living in Italy.