Taxes in Schwellbrunn

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

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3004

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 14’202

14.20 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’95212.44 %	12.44 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’20214.20 %	14.20 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 26’69217.79 %	17.79 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’8018.80 %	8.80 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’79611.59 %	11.59 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’07313.07 %	13.07 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 21’27213.29 %	13.29 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 14’4659.64 %	9.64 %

About Schwellbrunn

Schwellbrunn ranks 12 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 fell by CHF 784. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’986 14.99 %
2024CHF 14’596 14.60 %
2025CHF 14’548 14.55 %
2026CHF 14’202 14.20 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’524	CHF 10’212	CHF 10’200	CHF 9’952	-CHF 572 -0.71 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’986	CHF 14’596	CHF 14’548	CHF 14’202	-CHF 784 -0.78 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 27’879	CHF 27’371	CHF 27’292	CHF 26’692	-CHF 1’187 -0.79 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’540	CHF 9’052	CHF 9’026	CHF 8’801	-CHF 739 -0.74 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’222	CHF 5’958	CHF 5’946	CHF 5’796	-CHF 426 -0.85 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 14’049	CHF 13’429	CHF 13’392	CHF 13’073	-CHF 976 -0.98 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 22’609	CHF 21’825	CHF 21’778	CHF 21’272	-CHF 1’337 -0.84 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 15’738	CHF 14’906	CHF 14’833	CHF 14’465	-CHF 1’273 -0.85 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	40 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’850	CHF 4’482	CHF 6’380	CHF 7’363	48 %
Total tax	CHF 14’202	CHF 8’801	CHF 13’073	CHF 14’465

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 Schwellbrunn, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’868 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 1’868	CHF 1’530	CHF 3’438
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’552	CHF 2’089	CHF 2’371
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’089	CHF 2’371

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: 12 of 20 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Schwellbrunn	CHF 14’20214.20 %	14.20 %
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 %