Ticino tax
In Ticino, income tax, withholding tax and deadlines depend on cantonal rules as well as federal ones. This page brings together the reference tax burden, the withholding tax rates, notices from the tax authority and our articles on tax.
The area borders Italy: for those who cross the border every day, the rules and prices on both sides matter. Official sources publish in Italian; data, notices and articles are collected here and updated when they change.
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Tax burden 2026
Cantonal, municipal and federal income tax as a share of gross annual income, for a single person without children living in the cantonal capital.
- Gross income of 30,000 CHF (Bellinzona): 2.91%
- Gross income of 60,000 CHF (Bellinzona): 8.92%
- Gross income of 100,000 CHF (Bellinzona): 14.43%
- Gross income of 150,000 CHF (Bellinzona): 19%
- Gross income of 250,000 CHF (Bellinzona): 24.82%
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Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA)
Withholding tax 2026
Withholding tax rate on the gross monthly wage for tariff code A0 (single person without children), from the canton’s official tariffs.
- Monthly wage of 4,000 CHF (A0): 6.4%
- Monthly wage of 6,000 CHF (A0): 10.1%
- Monthly wage of 8,000 CHF (A0): 12.8%
- Monthly wage of 10,000 CHF (A0): 14.9%
- Monthly wage of 15,000 CHF (A0): 19.1%
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Source: Cantonal tax authority
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