Taxes in Waldstatt

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

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3007

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 Waldstatt

Waldstatt 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 1’122. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’810 14.81 %
2024CHF 14’082 14.08 %
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 10’396	CHF 9’840	CHF 9’580	CHF 9’580	-CHF 816 -1.02 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’810	CHF 14’082	CHF 13’692	CHF 13’688	-CHF 1’122 -1.12 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 27’577	CHF 26’480	CHF 25’808	CHF 25’802	-CHF 1’775 -1.18 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’422	CHF 8’715	CHF 8’465	CHF 8’465	-CHF 957 -0.96 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’144	CHF 5’733	CHF 5’572	CHF 5’572	-CHF 572 -1.14 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 13’882	CHF 12’951	CHF 12’595	CHF 12’595	-CHF 1’287 -1.29 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 22’348	CHF 21’068	CHF 20’516	CHF 20’515	-CHF 1’833 -1.15 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 15’544	CHF 14’354	CHF 13’913	CHF 13’913	-CHF 1’631 -1.09 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 Waldstatt, 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: Waldstatt	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 %