Taxes in Stein (AR)

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

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3005

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 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 Stein (AR)

Stein (AR) ranks 7 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 similar, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 420. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’108 14.11 %
2024CHF 13’740 13.74 %
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 9’885	CHF 9’592	CHF 9’580	CHF 9’580	-CHF 305 -0.38 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’108	CHF 13’740	CHF 13’692	CHF 13’688	-CHF 420 -0.42 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 26’368	CHF 25’887	CHF 25’808	CHF 25’802	-CHF 566 -0.38 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’950	CHF 8’491	CHF 8’465	CHF 8’465	-CHF 485 -0.48 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’831	CHF 5’584	CHF 5’572	CHF 5’572	-CHF 259 -0.52 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 13’213	CHF 12’632	CHF 12’595	CHF 12’595	-CHF 618 -0.62 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 21’304	CHF 20’564	CHF 20’516	CHF 20’515	-CHF 789 -0.49 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 14’768	CHF 13’986	CHF 13’913	CHF 13’913	-CHF 855 -0.57 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 Stein (AR), 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

Rank in the canton: 7 of 20 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Stein (AR)	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
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 %