Living in Ühlingen-Birkendorf and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Ühlingen-Birkendorf 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
- 5,255
- Distance to crossing
- 11 km
- Eggingen – Hallau
- Postal code
- 79777
- 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 11 km of Ühlingen-Birkendorf there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Wutöschingen, Lauchringen, Stühlingen, Klettgau, Waldshut-Tiengen and Bonndorf im Schwarzwald.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Stühlingen) to 17 km (Bonndorf im Schwarzwald).
Ühlingen-Birkendorf sits at 11 km: 6 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 32 of 34 with 5,255 residents; immediately above: Stühlingen and Jestetten; immediately below: Reichenau and Steißlingen; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 25 of 34 at 11 km; immediately above: Reichenau and Allensbach; immediately below: Steinen and Wehr; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Waldshut, the comparable towns besides this page are Waldshut-Tiengen, Bad Säckingen, Wehr, Laufenburg (Baden), Lauchringen, Albbruck, Klettgau, Murg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Wutöschingen, Küssaberg, Stühlingen and Jestetten.
The Eggingen – Hallau route also serves Wutöschingen.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Eggingen – Hallau, Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG, Stühlingen – Schleitheim, Klettgau – Trasadingen and Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ühlingen-Birkendorf (here) | — | 11 km | 5,255 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Wutöschingen | 7.5 km | 6 km | 6,726 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Lauchringen | 9.8 km | 7 km | 8,137 | Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG |
| Stühlingen | 10 km | 1 km | 5,351 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
| Klettgau | 10 km | 2 km | 7,445 | Klettgau – Trasadingen |
| Waldshut-Tiengen | 10 km | 4 km | 25,019 | Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG |
| Bonndorf im Schwarzwald | 11 km | 17 km | 6,802 | Stühlingen – Schleitheim |
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.