Living in Steißlingen and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Steißlingen 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
- 5,133
- Distance to crossing
- 15 km
- Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker
- Postal code
- 78256
- 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 13 km of Steißlingen there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Radolfzell am Bodensee, Singen (Hohentwiel), Rielasingen-Worblingen, Hilzingen, Engen and Gottmadingen.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Gottmadingen) to 15 km (Steißlingen).
Steißlingen sits at 15 km: 7 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 34 of 34 with 5,133 residents; immediately above: Ühlingen-Birkendorf and Reichenau; immediately below: no town; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 31 of 34 at 15 km; immediately above: Radolfzell am Bodensee and Schopfheim; immediately below: Kandern and Bonndorf im Schwarzwald; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Konstanz, the comparable towns besides this page are Konstanz, Singen (Hohentwiel), Radolfzell am Bodensee, Rielasingen-Worblingen, Engen, Gottmadingen, Hilzingen, Allensbach and Reichenau.
The Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker route also serves Singen (Hohentwiel), Radolfzell am Bodensee and Rielasingen-Worblingen.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker, Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse, Tengen – Thayngen, L188 and Gottmadingen – Buch-Blindenhausen SH.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steißlingen (here) | — | 15 km | 5,133 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Radolfzell am Bodensee | 7.3 km | 14 km | 31,734 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Singen (Hohentwiel) | 7.9 km | 6 km | 47,621 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Rielasingen-Worblingen | 9.7 km | 3 km | 12,268 | Rielasingen-Worblingen – Ramsen-Hofenacker |
| Hilzingen | 12 km | 4 km | 9,196 | Gottmadingen – Thayngen, Ebringerstrasse |
| Engen | 13 km | 13 km | 11,311 | Tengen – Thayngen, L188 |
| Gottmadingen | 13 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.