Living in Radolfzell am Bodensee and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Radolfzell am Bodensee 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
- 31,734
- Distance to crossing
- 14 km
- Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker
- Postal code
- 78315
- 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 14 km of Radolfzell am Bodensee there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Steißlingen, Allensbach, Reichenau, Rielasingen-Worblingen, Singen (Hohentwiel) and Gottmadingen.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Gottmadingen) to 15 km (Steißlingen).
Radolfzell am Bodensee sits at 14 km: 6 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 6 of 34 with 31,734 residents; immediately above: Rheinfelden (Baden) and Weil am Rhein; immediately below: Waldshut-Tiengen and Schopfheim; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 29 of 34 at 14 km; immediately above: Wehr and Engen; immediately below: Schopfheim and Steißlingen; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Konstanz, the comparable towns besides this page are Konstanz, Singen (Hohentwiel), Rielasingen-Worblingen, Engen, Gottmadingen, Hilzingen, Allensbach, Reichenau and Steißlingen.
The Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker route also serves Singen (Hohentwiel), Rielasingen-Worblingen and Steißlingen.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker, Konstanz – Tägerwilen, Gottlieber Strasse and Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radolfzell am Bodensee (here) | — | 14 km | 31,734 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Steißlingen | 7.3 km | 15 km | 5,133 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Allensbach | 8.0 km | 10 km | 7,353 | Konstanz – Tägerwilen, Gottlieber Strasse |
| Reichenau | 8.3 km | 10 km | 5,189 | Konstanz – Tägerwilen, Gottlieber Strasse |
| Rielasingen-Worblingen | 9.3 km | 3 km | 12,268 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Singen (Hohentwiel) | 10 km | 6 km | 47,621 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Gottmadingen | 14 km | 1 km | 10,871 | Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH |
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.