Taxes in Trogen

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

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3025

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 15’058

15.06 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 10’57113.21 %	13.21 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 15’05815.06 %	15.06 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 28’17718.78 %	18.78 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’3629.36 %	9.36 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 6’17112.34 %	12.34 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’87113.87 %	13.87 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 22’53414.08 %	14.08 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 15’38610.26 %	10.26 %

About Trogen

Trogen ranks 20 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 similar.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 454. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 15’512 15.51 %
2024CHF 15’110 15.11 %
2025CHF 15’062 15.06 %
2026CHF 15’058 15.06 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’908	CHF 10’583	CHF 10’571	CHF 10’571	-CHF 337 -0.42 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 15’512	CHF 15’110	CHF 15’062	CHF 15’058	-CHF 454 -0.45 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 28’786	CHF 28’262	CHF 28’183	CHF 28’177	-CHF 609 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’894	CHF 9’388	CHF 9’362	CHF 9’362	-CHF 532 -0.53 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’457	CHF 6’183	CHF 6’171	CHF 6’171	-CHF 286 -0.57 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 14’551	CHF 13’908	CHF 13’871	CHF 13’871	-CHF 680 -0.68 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 23’392	CHF 22’581	CHF 22’535	CHF 22’534	-CHF 858 -0.54 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 16’320	CHF 15’459	CHF 15’386	CHF 15’386	-CHF 934 -0.62 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	11 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’651	CHF 3’698	CHF 5’264	CHF 6’075	38 %
Municipal tax	CHF 7’706	CHF 5’043	CHF 7’178	CHF 8’284	51 %
Total tax	CHF 15’058	CHF 9’362	CHF 13’871	CHF 15’386

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 Trogen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’965 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 1’965	CHF 1’620	CHF 3’634
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’687	CHF 2’213	CHF 2’506
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’213	CHF 2’506

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Trogen	CHF 15’05815.06 %	15.06 %
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 %