Check whether your salary means you must file a tax return
Overview
Taxed at source? Your income can decide whether you file as well.
The question you never knew to ask“Does my salary mean I must file a tax return, even though I am taxed at source?”
Why it matters
If you are taxed at source, your salary can decide whether you must also file a tax return. Your canton's tax office says where the line is; we show it here only once a person has checked it against the official source.
Does this apply to me?
Your circumstances: Canton Bern, B permit, mixed nationalities, family with children, moving with a partner, arriving soon
Because Maya works in Switzerland, and Maya holds a B permit.
When?
When you know your gross yearly salary. Threshold not verified.
What do I need?
- Your employment contract or payslips
What do I do next?
- Find your gross yearly salary on your employment contract or payslips.
- Check with your canton's tax office whether that income means you must file a tax return.
- If it does, put the filing date in your plan.
Official guidance
Read official guidance from the Swiss authorities' joint information site (federal, cantonal and communal):
ch.ch: tax at sourceRead official guidance from the Federal Tax Administration (FTA):
ESTV (Federal Tax Administration): tax at source (German)Read official guidance from the official collection of federal law:
Fedlex: the federal ordinance on tax at source (QStV), Art. 9 (German)
Useful resources
Our guide: Tax and pillar 3a