Living in Laufenburg (Baden) and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Laufenburg (Baden) 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
- 9,335
- Distance to crossing
- 2 km
- Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG
- Postal code
- 79725
- 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 18 km of Laufenburg (Baden) there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Murg, Albbruck, Bad Säckingen, Wehr, Waldshut-Tiengen and Küssaberg.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Küssaberg) to 12 km (Wehr).
Laufenburg (Baden) sits at 2 km: 2 of 7 counting from the lowest, tied with one other.
By population, this town ranks 17 of 34 with 9,335 residents; immediately above: Steinen and Blumberg; immediately below: Hilzingen and Kandern; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 8 of 34 at 2 km; immediately above: Konstanz and Weil am Rhein; immediately below: Grenzach-Wyhlen and Lörrach; tied with: Bad Säckingen.
Within Landkreis Waldshut, the comparable towns besides this page are Waldshut-Tiengen, Bad Säckingen, Wehr, Lauchringen, Albbruck, Klettgau, Murg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Wutöschingen, Küssaberg, Stühlingen, Jestetten and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
The Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG route also serves Albbruck and Murg.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG, Bad Säckingen – Stein AG, Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG and Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laufenburg (Baden) (here) | — | 2 km | 9,335 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Murg | 3.3 km | 6 km | 6,900 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Albbruck | 5.9 km | 6 km | 7,451 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Bad Säckingen | 8.6 km | 2 km | 17,767 | Bad Säckingen – Stein AG |
| Wehr | 14 km | 12 km | 13,126 | Bad Säckingen – Stein AG |
| Waldshut-Tiengen | 17 km | 4 km | 25,019 | Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG |
| Küssaberg | 18 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.