Living in Blumberg and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Blumberg falls under the §15a DBA Germany-Switzerland cross-border regime: Swiss withholding tax of 4.5% on gross pay (with a residence certificate on file), provided you don't exceed 60 non-return days per year; Source: Lettera BMF (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) del 2023-12-07; articolo 15a DBA Germania-Svizzera; articolo 2 comma 6 OAMal (Optionsrecht assicurazione malattia).
Updated:
- Population
- 10,003
- Distance to crossing
- 8 km
- Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4
- Postal code
- 78176
- Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
- Withholding tax
- 4.5%
- Art. 15a
Useful reading
The calculator implements the Italy-Switzerland cross-border regime (Ticino withholding tax plus Italian IRPEF with its allowance). It does not reproduce the regime described on this page, so its result does not apply to residents here.
Homeoffice days do not count as non-return days.
Compared with the nearest towns
Within 21 km of Blumberg there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Hüfingen, Stühlingen, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Engen, Hilzingen and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Stühlingen) to 19 km (Hüfingen).
Blumberg sits at 8 km: 3 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 16 of 34 with 10,003 residents; immediately above: Gottmadingen and Steinen; immediately below: Laufenburg (Baden) and Hilzingen; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 21 of 34 at 8 km; immediately above: Singen (Hohentwiel) and Lauchringen; immediately below: Reichenau and Allensbach; tied with: Efringen-Kirchen.
Within Landkreis Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, the comparable towns besides this page are Hüfingen.
The Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 route also serves Hüfingen.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4, Stühlingen – Schleitheim, Tengen – Thayngen, L188, Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse and Eggingen – Hallau.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blumberg (here) | — | 8 km | 10,003 | Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 |
| Hüfingen | 10 km | 19 km | 8,060 | Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 |
| Stühlingen | 12 km | 1 km | 5,351 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Bonndorf im Schwarzwald | 14 km | 17 km | 6,802 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Engen | 18 km | 13 km | 11,311 | Tengen – Thayngen, L188 |
| Hilzingen | 20 km | 4 km | 9,196 | Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse |
| Ühlingen-Birkendorf | 21 km | 11 km | 5,255 | Eggingen – Hallau |
Straight-line distances computed from the town-centre coordinates in our dataset. Road distance to the nearest crossing and population from the German municipal dataset (Destatis, AGS key).
Estimates for guidance only. Actual taxation depends on family situation, deductions and certificates. Always check with a tax adviser or your canton of employment.