Taxes in Walzenhausen

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

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FSO no. 3037

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 12’832

12.83 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 8’96011.20 %	11.20 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’83212.83 %	12.83 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 24’31716.21 %	16.21 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’9057.91 %	7.91 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’19710.39 %	10.39 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’79711.80 %	11.80 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 19’25212.03 %	12.03 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’9938.66 %	8.66 %

About Walzenhausen

Walzenhausen ranks 2 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 lower, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 398. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 13’230 13.23 %
2024CHF 12’884 12.88 %
2025CHF 12’836 12.84 %
2026CHF 12’832 12.83 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 9’246	CHF 8’972	CHF 8’960	CHF 8’960	-CHF 286 -0.36 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 13’230	CHF 12’884	CHF 12’836	CHF 12’832	-CHF 398 -0.40 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 24’856	CHF 24’402	CHF 24’323	CHF 24’317	-CHF 539 -0.36 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’360	CHF 7’931	CHF 7’905	CHF 7’905	-CHF 455 -0.45 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’440	CHF 5’209	CHF 5’197	CHF 5’197	-CHF 243 -0.49 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’377	CHF 11’834	CHF 11’797	CHF 11’797	-CHF 580 -0.58 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 19’999	CHF 19’303	CHF 19’253	CHF 19’252	-CHF 747 -0.47 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’799	CHF 13’066	CHF 12’993	CHF 12’993	-CHF 806 -0.54 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	13 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’651	CHF 3’698	CHF 5’264	CHF 6’075	44 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’480	CHF 3’586	CHF 5’104	CHF 5’891	43 %
Total tax	CHF 12’832	CHF 7’905	CHF 11’797	CHF 12’993

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 Walzenhausen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’712 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 1’712	CHF 1’386	CHF 3’125
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’336	CHF 1’894	CHF 2’155
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’894	CHF 2’155

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Walzenhausen	CHF 12’83212.83 %	12.83 %
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 %