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Field help: (2021) Swiss withholding tax

This text refers to the Online Steuererklärung 2021. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2024 at:
(2024): Swiss withholding tax

Enter here the amount of the Swiss withholding tax already paid (in Swiss francs).

The Swiss withholding tax of 4.5% was withheld by your employer in Switzerland if the residency in Germany was proven by a statement of the responsible tax office. The Swiss withholding tax is credited with a maximum of 4.5% of salaries and wages in the German income tax return.

A corresponding proof (wage statement) must be presented to the tax office.