Taxes in Giswil

Name: Taxes in Giswil (OW): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Obwalden, FSO no. 1403

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 12’665

12.66 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’36211.70 %	11.70 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’66512.66 %	12.66 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 22’33514.89 %	14.89 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’9038.90 %	8.90 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’73911.48 %	11.48 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’36512.37 %	12.37 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 19’24712.03 %	12.03 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 14’1209.41 %	9.41 %

About Giswil

Giswil ranks 5 of 7 municipalities in the canton of Obwalden 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 254. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 12’919 12.92 %
2024CHF 12’853 12.85 %
2025CHF 12’669 12.67 %
2026CHF 12’665 12.66 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 9’482	CHF 9’464	CHF 9’362	CHF 9’362	-CHF 120 -0.15 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 12’919	CHF 12’853	CHF 12’669	CHF 12’665	-CHF 254 -0.25 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 22’742	CHF 22’634	CHF 22’341	CHF 22’335	-CHF 407 -0.27 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’074	CHF 9’031	CHF 8’903	CHF 8’903	-CHF 171 -0.17 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’833	CHF 5’818	CHF 5’739	CHF 5’739	-CHF 94 -0.19 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’580	CHF 12’537	CHF 12’365	CHF 12’365	-CHF 215 -0.21 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 19’625	CHF 19’505	CHF 19’248	CHF 19’247	-CHF 378 -0.24 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 14’448	CHF 14’355	CHF 14’120	CHF 14’120	-CHF 328 -0.22 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 4’399	CHF 3’323	CHF 4’388	CHF 5’253	35 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’565	CHF 4’959	CHF 6’548	CHF 7’840	52 %
Total tax	CHF 12’665	CHF 8’903	CHF 12’365	CHF 14’120

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 Giswil, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’498 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 1’498	CHF 1’383	CHF 2’694
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’039	CHF 1’905	CHF 1’858
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’758	CHF 1’858

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: 5 of 7 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Giswil	CHF 12’66512.66 %	12.66 %
Canton median	CHF 12’46212.46 %	12.46 %
Lowest in the canton: Sarnen	CHF 11’32511.32 %	11.32 %
Highest in the canton: Lungern	CHF 13’20613.21 %	13.21 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %