Taxes in Wald (AR)

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

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3036

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 14’373

14.37 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 10’07612.60 %	12.60 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’37314.37 %	14.37 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 26’98917.99 %	17.99 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’9138.91 %	8.91 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’87111.74 %	11.74 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’23313.23 %	13.23 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 21’52413.45 %	13.45 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 14’6499.77 %	9.77 %

About Wald (AR)

Wald (AR) ranks 14 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 437. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’810 14.81 %
2024CHF 14’425 14.43 %
2025CHF 14’377 14.38 %
2026CHF 14’373 14.37 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’396	CHF 10’088	CHF 10’076	CHF 10’076	-CHF 320 -0.40 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’810	CHF 14’425	CHF 14’377	CHF 14’373	-CHF 437 -0.44 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 27’577	CHF 27’074	CHF 26’995	CHF 26’989	-CHF 588 -0.39 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’422	CHF 8’939	CHF 8’913	CHF 8’913	-CHF 509 -0.51 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’144	CHF 5’883	CHF 5’871	CHF 5’871	-CHF 273 -0.55 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 13’882	CHF 13’270	CHF 13’233	CHF 13’233	-CHF 649 -0.65 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 22’348	CHF 21’573	CHF 21’525	CHF 21’524	-CHF 824 -0.51 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 15’544	CHF 14’722	CHF 14’649	CHF 14’649	-CHF 895 -0.60 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 7’021	CHF 4’594	CHF 6’540	CHF 7’547	49 %
Total tax	CHF 14’373	CHF 8’913	CHF 13’233	CHF 14’649

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 Wald (AR), a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’887 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 1’887	CHF 1’548	CHF 3’477
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’579	CHF 2’114	CHF 2’398
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’114	CHF 2’398

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Wald (AR)	CHF 14’37314.37 %	14.37 %
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 %