Taxes in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Name: Taxes in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden: tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

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Calculated by taxoo from ESTV tax data, tax years 2023 to 2026

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Current tax burden

Median municipality 2026, 1 Adult, 0 Kids, income CHF 100’000

CHF 13’688

13.69 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’58011.97 %	11.97 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 25’80217.20 %	17.20 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’4658.46 %	8.46 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’57211.14 %	11.14 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’59512.60 %	12.60 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 20’51512.82 %	12.82 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 13’9139.28 %	9.28 %

About Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Among the 26 cantons, the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ranks 15 by the tax of its median municipality for a single person on CHF 100’000.

Compared with the Swiss median the burden is lower.

Across its 20 municipalities, the lowest burden is in Teufen (AR) (CHF 11’804) and the highest in Trogen (CHF 15’058). From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 771.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’459 14.46 %
2024CHF 14’082 14.08 %
2025CHF 13’692 13.69 %
2026CHF 13’688 13.69 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’141	CHF 9’840	CHF 9’580	CHF 9’580	-CHF 561 -0.70 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’459	CHF 14’082	CHF 13’692	CHF 13’688	-CHF 771 -0.77 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 26’972	CHF 26’480	CHF 25’808	CHF 25’802	-CHF 1’170 -0.78 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’186	CHF 8’715	CHF 8’465	CHF 8’465	-CHF 721 -0.72 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’988	CHF 5’733	CHF 5’572	CHF 5’572	-CHF 416 -0.83 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 13’548	CHF 12’951	CHF 12’595	CHF 12’595	-CHF 953 -0.95 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 21’826	CHF 21’068	CHF 20’516	CHF 20’515	-CHF 1’311 -0.82 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 15’156	CHF 14’354	CHF 13’913	CHF 13’913	-CHF 1’243 -0.83 pp

Component split

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026

Component	1 Adult, 0 Kids	1 Adult, 1 Kid	2 Adults, Retired	2 Adults, 2 Kids	Share (1A0K)
Federal tax	CHF 1’701	CHF 621	CHF 1’429	CHF 1’027	12 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’651	CHF 3’698	CHF 5’264	CHF 6’075	41 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’336	CHF 4’146	CHF 5’902	CHF 6’811	46 %
Total tax	CHF 13’688	CHF 8’465	CHF 12’595	CHF 13’913

Church tax is not included in these figures.

Federal tax is the same in every municipality for a given household.

Ways to save tax

In the median municipality of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’809 in tax for 2026 by paying the maximum into pillar 3a.

Tax saved per year, 2026
Lever	1 Adult, 0 Kids	1 Adult, 1 Kid	2 Adults, 2 Kids
Pillar 3a in fullCHF 7’258 per employed person	CHF 1’809	CHF 1’476	CHF 3’321
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’471	CHF 2’016	CHF 2’290
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’016	CHF 2’290

Savings of the model households, calculated with the same engine as the tax figures. A buy-in needs a gap in the pension fund. Your saving depends on your income and deductions.

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Canton comparison

The 26 cantons by median tax burden
Rank	Canton	Total tax% of income	% of income
1	1.Zug	CHF 5’3495.35 %	5.35 %
2	2.Schwyz	CHF 7’6657.67 %	7.67 %
3	3.Nidwalden	CHF 10’59110.59 %	10.59 %
4	4.Zurich	CHF 11’32711.33 %	11.33 %
5	5.Appenzell Innerrhoden	CHF 11’70711.71 %	11.71 %
6	6.Uri	CHF 11’84211.84 %	11.84 %
7	7.Schaffhausen	CHF 12’45712.46 %	12.46 %
8	8.Obwalden	CHF 12’46212.46 %	12.46 %
9	9.Graubünden	CHF 12’69612.70 %	12.70 %
10	10.Aargau	CHF 12’95212.95 %	12.95 %
11	11.Lucerne	CHF 13’05313.05 %	13.05 %
12	12.Thurgau	CHF 13’20913.21 %	13.21 %
13	13.Glarus	CHF 13’33013.33 %	13.33 %
14	14.Basel-Stadt	CHF 13’36313.36 %	13.36 %
15	15.Appenzell Ausserrhoden	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
16	16.St. Gallen	CHF 13’86813.87 %	13.87 %
17	17.Ticino	CHF 13’89913.90 %	13.90 %
18	18.Geneva	CHF 15’21215.21 %	15.21 %
19	19.Valais	CHF 15’41315.41 %	15.41 %
20	20.Vaud	CHF 16’15516.16 %	16.16 %
21	21.Jura	CHF 16’26116.26 %	16.26 %
22	22.Basel-Landschaft	CHF 16’26416.26 %	16.26 %
23	23.Fribourg	CHF 16’44616.45 %	16.45 %
24	24.Solothurn	CHF 16’71716.72 %	16.72 %
25	25.Bern	CHF 17’04817.05 %	17.05 %
26	26.Neuchâtel	CHF 18’85018.85 %	18.85 %

Municipalities of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by tax burden
Rank	Municipality	Total tax% of income	% of income
1	1.Teufen (AR)	CHF 11’80411.80 %	11.80 %
2	2.Walzenhausen	CHF 12’83212.83 %	12.83 %
3	3.Gais	CHF 13’08913.09 %	13.09 %
4	4.Lutzenberg	CHF 13’34513.35 %	13.35 %
4	4.Reute (AR)	CHF 13’34513.35 %	13.35 %
6	6.Speicher	CHF 13’51713.52 %	13.52 %
7	7.Stein (AR)	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
7	7.Waldstatt	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
7	7.Bühler	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
7	7.Wolfhalden	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
11	11.Heiden	CHF 14’03014.03 %	14.03 %
12	12.Schwellbrunn	CHF 14’20214.20 %	14.20 %
12	12.Grub (AR)	CHF 14’20214.20 %	14.20 %
14	14.Herisau	CHF 14’37314.37 %	14.37 %
14	14.Wald (AR)	CHF 14’37314.37 %	14.37 %
16	16.Schönengrund	CHF 14’54414.54 %	14.54 %
16	16.Urnäsch	CHF 14’54414.54 %	14.54 %
16	16.Rehetobel	CHF 14’54414.54 %	14.54 %
19	19.Hundwil	CHF 14’71514.71 %	14.71 %
20	20.Trogen	CHF 15’05815.06 %	15.06 %

Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.