Taxes in Horrenbach-Buchen

Name: Taxes in Horrenbach-Buchen (BE): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Bern, FSO no. 932

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 16’886

16.89 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 12’04715.06 %	15.06 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 16’88616.89 %	16.89 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 31’37020.91 %	20.91 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’37411.37 %	11.37 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 7’14114.28 %	14.28 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 15’33815.34 %	15.34 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 25’52515.95 %	15.95 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 17’52911.69 %	11.69 %

About Horrenbach-Buchen

Horrenbach-Buchen ranks 138 of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern 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 higher.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 439. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 17’325 17.32 %
2024CHF 17’165 17.16 %
2025CHF 16’899 16.90 %
2026CHF 16’886 16.89 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 12’354	CHF 12’243	CHF 12’056	CHF 12’047	-CHF 307 -0.38 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 17’325	CHF 17’165	CHF 16’899	CHF 16’886	-CHF 439 -0.44 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 32’181	CHF 31’874	CHF 31’404	CHF 31’370	-CHF 811 -0.54 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 11’788	CHF 11’578	CHF 11’382	CHF 11’374	-CHF 414 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 7’347	CHF 7’257	CHF 7’142	CHF 7’141	-CHF 206 -0.41 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 15’781	CHF 15’586	CHF 15’346	CHF 15’338	-CHF 443 -0.44 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 26’344	CHF 25’989	CHF 25’558	CHF 25’525	-CHF 819 -0.51 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 18’307	CHF 17’890	CHF 17’549	CHF 17’529	-CHF 778 -0.52 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	10 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 9’663	CHF 6’843	CHF 8’851	CHF 10’501	57 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’522	CHF 3’910	CHF 5’058	CHF 6’001	33 %
Total tax	CHF 16’886	CHF 11’374	CHF 15’338	CHF 17’529

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 Horrenbach-Buchen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’155 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 2’155	CHF 1’679	CHF 3’696
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’919	CHF 2’242	CHF 2’611
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’242	CHF 2’611

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: 138 of 334 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Horrenbach-Buchen	CHF 16’88616.89 %	16.89 %
Canton median	CHF 17’04817.05 %	17.05 %
Lowest in the canton: Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	CHF 14’25514.26 %	14.26 %
Highest in the canton: Schelten	CHF 18’51018.51 %	18.51 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %