Living in Hüfingen and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Hüfingen 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
- 8,060
- Distance to crossing
- 19 km
- Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4
- Postal code
- 78183
- 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 28 km of Hüfingen there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Blumberg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Stühlingen, Engen, Ühlingen-Birkendorf and Hilzingen.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Stühlingen) to 19 km (Hüfingen).
Hüfingen sits at 19 km: 7 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 22 of 34 with 8,060 residents; immediately above: Efringen-Kirchen and Lauchringen; immediately below: Albbruck and Klettgau; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 34 of 34 at 19 km; immediately above: Kandern and Bonndorf im Schwarzwald; immediately below: no town; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, the comparable towns besides this page are Blumberg.
The Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 route also serves Blumberg.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4, Stühlingen – Schleitheim, Tengen – Thayngen, L188, Eggingen – Hallau and Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hüfingen (here) | — | 19 km | 8,060 | Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 |
| Blumberg | 10 km | 8 km | 10,003 | Blumberg – Bargen SH, Autostrasse H4 |
| Bonndorf im Schwarzwald | 16 km | 17 km | 6,802 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Stühlingen | 20 km | 1 km | 5,351 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Engen | 23 km | 13 km | 11,311 | Tengen – Thayngen, L188 |
| Ühlingen-Birkendorf | 26 km | 11 km | 5,255 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Hilzingen | 28 km | 4 km | 9,196 | Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse |
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.