Living in Jestetten and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Jestetten 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
- 5,290
- Distance to crossing
- 3 km
- Jestetten – Rheinau
- Postal code
- 79798
- Waldshut
- 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 20 km of Jestetten there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Klettgau, Stühlingen, Wutöschingen, Gottmadingen, Lauchringen and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Stühlingen) to 11 km (Ühlingen-Birkendorf).
Jestetten sits at 3 km: 4 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 31 of 34 with 5,290 residents; immediately above: Küssaberg and Stühlingen; immediately below: Ühlingen-Birkendorf and Reichenau; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 12 of 34 at 3 km; immediately above: Grenzach-Wyhlen and Lörrach; immediately below: Hilzingen and Waldshut-Tiengen; tied with: Rielasingen-Worblingen.
Within Landkreis Waldshut, the comparable towns besides this page are Waldshut-Tiengen, Bad Säckingen, Wehr, Laufenburg (Baden), Lauchringen, Albbruck, Klettgau, Murg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Wutöschingen, Küssaberg, Stühlingen and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
The Jestetten – Rheinau route is the reference crossing for this page.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Klettgau – Trasadingen, Stühlingen – Schleitheim, Eggingen – Hallau, Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH and Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jestetten (here) | — | 3 km | 5,290 | Jestetten – Rheinau |
| Klettgau | 11 km | 2 km | 7,445 | Klettgau – Trasadingen |
| Stühlingen | 14 km | 1 km | 5,351 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Wutöschingen | 15 km | 6 km | 6,726 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Gottmadingen | 18 km | 1 km | 10,871 | Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH |
| Lauchringen | 20 km | 7 km | 8,137 | Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG |
| Ühlingen-Birkendorf | 20 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.