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Withholding tax, tax returns, refunds and allowances: what changes for cross-border workers in Switzerland.

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• Guide 2026: tax return Switzerland - Canton of St. Gallen

  Cantonal deadlines, allowable deductions and online procedure for the 2026 tax return. Specific data for the canton of St. Gallen and national comparison.

• Border teachers in Ticino: salary and requirements

  Setting the source on income from work: withheld ONLY in Switzerland for border workers

• Border welder in Ticino: practical guide and requirements

  Learn about the requirements to work as a welder in Switzerland, the updated tax rules, and how tax at source works for frontier workers.

• Frontier medical office assistants in Ticino: salary and requirements

  Source setting: Italy avoids double taxation with the tax credit (EC framework of 730) for border workers.

• Ergotherapy in Ticino: salary and differences with Italy

  Tax at source on income from work: ONLY withheld in Switzerland for border workers.

• Marriage and Taxation: FortyYears of Struggle for Equity

  Historical and practical analysis of the Swiss debate on marital taxation: the challenges to tax equity between married and unmarried couples.

• Frontier workers, tax war with Ticino: Bellinzona blocks 50 million refills

  The Council of State of the Canton of Ticino has announced the precautionary suspension of 46% of the refunds of taxes at source due to Italy for the current year

• Agricultural income tax return: look at the crops

  Crop variations affect the 2026 tax return. Here's what to monitor for proper farm tax management.

• Frontier workers: request for the suspension of the tax to Italy

  A new parliamentary motion challenges the Italian 'health tax', asking the Council of State to block the reimbursement of taxes at source.

• 730/2025: news for expatriate and frontier workers

  Analysis of tax changes for 730/2025: impact on frontier workers and impatriated workers between Italian and Swiss legislation.

• Foreign income: how to manage taxation

  Practical guide on tax controls for income produced abroad and rules to avoid double taxation between Italy and Switzerland.

• Foreign tax credit parameterized to income: case studies

  The foreign income tax credit is a tax benefit available to border workers working in Switzerland.

• Italian flat-rate scheme Swiss income compatibility

  Is the Italian flat-rate scheme compatible with Swiss employment income? Find out how it works and what it means for border crossers

• Guide to moving to Switzerland as a non-boundary Italian

  Tax at source on income from work: ONLY withheld in Switzerland for border workers. New Frontier Agreement: signed on 23/12/2020, effective from 1 January 2024.

• Budget Law 2025: employment, social security and taxation

  The 2025 Budget Law provides for important changes for frontier workers, including an increase in deductibles for employment income.

• 2026 Border Tax Credit: Driving within 20km

  Calculation of the tax credit for border workers in 2026, distance limits and instructions for the Italian declaration in the EC framework.

• 2026 Tax Credit for Border Workers: Limits & Checklist

  Find out how the 2026 tax credit applies to border crossers within 20 km, with practical examples, explanatory tables and the step-by-step procedure for the Italian declaration.

• Box RW: Swiss current account statement

  Practical guide to tax monitoring obligations for border workers with an account in Switzerland: what to declare to the Revenue Agency.

• Cross-border commuters: documents and first day of work in Ticino

  Practical guide to the requirements for the first day of work in Ticino: permits, contract, tax authorities and compulsory insurance.

• Blocking refreshments: Swiss Radical Liberal Party approves decision

  The Swiss Radical Liberal Party welcomed the blockade of border restaurants, considering it a serious and carefully considered decision.

• Block of rebates, tensions with Ticino

  The blockade of refreshments by the Canton of Ticino in response to the Italian health tax has generated controversy and tensions.

• Calculation of border taxes over 20 km: rules and simulations

  Since 2024, border crossers over 20 km from the border have undergone tax changes: no concessions, IRPEF impact, tax credit and simulations.

• Grenzgänger in Switzerland: what changes with the 2024 tax agreement

  From 1 January 2024, new tax rules for border workers between Italy and Switzerland, with increased deductibles and new taxation procedures.

• Tax deductions for border workers in Italy: what expenses can be downloaded

  Tax deductions for frontier workers in Italy are governed by Italian law.