Hi all!

I'm not yet living in Switzerland, having a hard time understanding the income tax system.

Can I rely that the official tax calculator include all taxes for the year, or are there any significant "surprises", for instance additional taxes at the end of the year ? (I am an EU citizen, looking for a "permanent" job in Switzerland)

An example of the tax calculator's results:

(For Basel-Stadt, single person):
Gross income: 100,000
Direct Federal Tax: 2337
Cantonal Tax: 16238
Communal Tax: 0
Church Tax: 1299

Could the communal tax or anything else come as a surprise, or is the tax calculator rather reliable?

Link to calculator: http://www.estv2.admin.ch/e/dienstle...uerrechner.htm

Thanks a lot!

Not sure how reliable it is, but there is wealth tax as well (should you have any considerable savings / property). It's not very much though - I think about 1%?

i use this one:

http://www.accurity.ch/revenueestimate/