Living in Engen and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Engen 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
- 11,311
- Distance to crossing
- 13 km
- Tengen – Thayngen, L188
- Postal code
- 78234
- Konstanz
- 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 18 km of Engen there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Hilzingen, Singen (Hohentwiel), Steißlingen, Gottmadingen, Rielasingen-Worblingen and Blumberg.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Gottmadingen) to 15 km (Steißlingen).
Engen sits at 13 km: 6 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 13 of 34 with 11,311 residents; immediately above: Wehr and Rielasingen-Worblingen; immediately below: Gottmadingen and Steinen; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 28 of 34 at 13 km; immediately above: Steinen and Wehr; immediately below: Radolfzell am Bodensee and Schopfheim; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Konstanz, the comparable towns besides this page are Konstanz, Singen (Hohentwiel), Radolfzell am Bodensee, Rielasingen-Worblingen, Gottmadingen, Hilzingen, Allensbach, Reichenau and Steißlingen.
The Tengen – Thayngen, L188 route is the reference crossing for this page.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse, Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker, Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH and Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engen (here) | — | 13 km | 11,311 | Tengen – Thayngen, L188 |
| Hilzingen | 9.8 km | 4 km | 9,196 | Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse |
| Singen (Hohentwiel) | 11 km | 6 km | 47,621 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Steißlingen | 13 km | 15 km | 5,133 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Gottmadingen | 13 km | 1 km | 10,871 | Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH |
| Rielasingen-Worblingen | 15 km | 3 km | 12,268 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Blumberg | 18 km | 8 km | 10,003 | Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 |
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.