Living in Konstanz and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Konstanz 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
- 86,919
- Distance to crossing
- 2 km
- Konstanz – Kreuzlingen
- Postal code
- 78462
- 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 28 km of Konstanz there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Reichenau, Allensbach, Radolfzell am Bodensee, Steißlingen, Rielasingen-Worblingen and Singen (Hohentwiel).
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 2 km (Konstanz) to 15 km (Steißlingen).
Konstanz sits at 2 km: 1 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 1 of 34 with 86,919 residents; immediately above: no town; immediately below: Lörrach and Singen (Hohentwiel); 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: Klettgau.
Within Landkreis Konstanz, the comparable towns besides this page are Singen (Hohentwiel), Radolfzell am Bodensee, Rielasingen-Worblingen, Engen, Gottmadingen, Hilzingen, Allensbach, Reichenau and Steißlingen.
The Konstanz – Kreuzlingen route is the reference crossing for this page.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Konstanz – Tägerwilen, Gottlieber Strasse and Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstanz (here) | — | 2 km | 86,919 | Konstanz – Kreuzlingen |
| Reichenau | 9.5 km | 10 km | 5,189 | Konstanz – Tägerwilen, Gottlieber Strasse |
| Allensbach | 9.9 km | 10 km | 7,353 | Konstanz – Tägerwilen, Gottlieber Strasse |
| Radolfzell am Bodensee | 18 km | 14 km | 31,734 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Steißlingen | 24 km | 15 km | 5,133 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Rielasingen-Worblingen | 26 km | 3 km | 12,268 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Singen (Hohentwiel) | 28 km | 6 km | 47,621 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
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.