Taxes in Schönengrund

Name: Taxes in Schönengrund (AR): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3003

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

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Current tax burden

Total tax 2026, 1 Adult, 0 Kids, income CHF 100’000

CHF 14’544

14.54 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 10’20012.75 %	12.75 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’54414.54 %	14.54 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 27’28618.19 %	18.19 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’0269.03 %	9.03 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’94611.89 %	11.89 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’39213.39 %	13.39 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 21’77713.61 %	13.61 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 14’8339.89 %	9.89 %

About Schönengrund

Schönengrund ranks 16 of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden for a single person on CHF 100’000, where rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

Compared with the canton median the burden is higher, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax rose by CHF 436. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’108 14.11 %
2024CHF 14’596 14.60 %
2025CHF 14’548 14.55 %
2026CHF 14’544 14.54 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 9’885	CHF 10’212	CHF 10’200	CHF 10’200	+CHF 315 +0.39 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’108	CHF 14’596	CHF 14’548	CHF 14’544	+CHF 436 +0.44 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 26’368	CHF 27’371	CHF 27’292	CHF 27’286	+CHF 918 +0.61 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’950	CHF 9’052	CHF 9’026	CHF 9’026	+CHF 76 +0.08 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’831	CHF 5’958	CHF 5’946	CHF 5’946	+CHF 115 +0.23 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 13’213	CHF 13’429	CHF 13’392	CHF 13’392	+CHF 179 +0.18 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 21’304	CHF 21’825	CHF 21’778	CHF 21’777	+CHF 473 +0.30 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 14’768	CHF 14’906	CHF 14’833	CHF 14’833	+CHF 65 +0.04 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	39 %
Municipal tax	CHF 7’192	CHF 4’707	CHF 6’699	CHF 7’731	49 %
Total tax	CHF 14’544	CHF 9’026	CHF 13’392	CHF 14’833

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 Schönengrund, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’906 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 1’906	CHF 1’566	CHF 3’516
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’606	CHF 2’139	CHF 2’425
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’139	CHF 2’425

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

Rank in the canton: 16 of 20 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Schönengrund	CHF 14’54414.54 %	14.54 %
Canton median	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
Lowest in the canton: Teufen (AR)	CHF 11’80411.80 %	11.80 %
Highest in the canton: Trogen	CHF 15’05815.06 %	15.06 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %