Living in Klettgau and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Klettgau 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
- 7,445
- Distance to crossing
- 2 km
- Klettgau – Trasadingen
- Postal code
- 79771
- 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 12 km of Klettgau there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Wutöschingen, Lauchringen, Stühlingen, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Jestetten and Küssaberg.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Küssaberg) to 11 km (Ühlingen-Birkendorf).
Klettgau sits at 2 km: 3 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 24 of 34 with 7,445 residents; immediately above: Hüfingen and Albbruck; immediately below: Allensbach and Murg; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 5 of 34 at 2 km; immediately above: Stühlingen and Gottmadingen; immediately below: Weil am Rhein and Bad Säckingen; tied with: Konstanz.
Within Landkreis Waldshut, the comparable towns besides this page are Waldshut-Tiengen, Bad Säckingen, Wehr, Laufenburg (Baden), Lauchringen, Albbruck, Murg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Wutöschingen, Küssaberg, Stühlingen, Jestetten and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
The Klettgau – Trasadingen route is the reference crossing for this page.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Eggingen – Hallau, Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG, Stühlingen – Schleitheim and Jestetten – Rheinau.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klettgau (here) | — | 2 km | 7,445 | Klettgau – Trasadingen |
| Wutöschingen | 4.0 km | 6 km | 6,726 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Lauchringen | 9.2 km | 7 km | 8,137 | Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG |
| Stühlingen | 9.8 km | 1 km | 5,351 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Ühlingen-Birkendorf | 10 km | 11 km | 5,255 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Jestetten | 11 km | 3 km | 5,290 | Jestetten – Rheinau |
| Küssaberg | 12 km | 1 km | 5,520 | Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG |
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.