Living in Waldshut-Tiengen and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Waldshut-Tiengen 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
- 25,019
- Distance to crossing
- 4 km
- Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG
- Postal code
- 79761
- 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 12 km of Waldshut-Tiengen there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Lauchringen, Küssaberg, Wutöschingen, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Albbruck and Klettgau.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Küssaberg) to 11 km (Ühlingen-Birkendorf).
Waldshut-Tiengen sits at 4 km: 3 of 7 counting from the lowest.
By population, this town ranks 7 of 34 with 25,019 residents; immediately above: Weil am Rhein and Radolfzell am Bodensee; immediately below: Schopfheim and Bad Säckingen; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 15 of 34 at 4 km; immediately above: Rielasingen-Worblingen and Hilzingen; immediately below: Murg and Albbruck; tied with: no town.
Within Landkreis Waldshut, the comparable towns besides this page are Bad Säckingen, Wehr, Laufenburg (Baden), Lauchringen, Albbruck, Klettgau, Murg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Wutöschingen, Küssaberg, Stühlingen, Jestetten and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
The Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG route is the reference crossing for this page.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG, Eggingen – Hallau, Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG and Klettgau – Trasadingen.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldshut-Tiengen (here) | — | 4 km | 25,019 | Waldshut-Tiengen – Koblenz AG |
| Lauchringen | 2.5 km | 7 km | 8,137 | Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG |
| Küssaberg | 5.4 km | 1 km | 5,520 | Küssaberg – Bad Zurzach AG |
| Wutöschingen | 7.8 km | 6 km | 6,726 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Ühlingen-Birkendorf | 10 km | 11 km | 5,255 | Eggingen – Hallau |
| Albbruck | 12 km | 6 km | 7,451 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Klettgau | 12 km | 2 km | 7,445 | Klettgau – Trasadingen |
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.