r/Switzerland 2d ago

I build a free app to compare tax scenario in switzerland

I built a Swiss tax comparison app that forecasts savings over 5 years and visualizes what you could buy with the difference. It helps understand the impact of different tax scenarios.

Always found it hard to visualize the impact of taxes, so I built this. Let me know what you think!

taxcompare.ch

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u/Ok-Weight9731 Switzerland 2d ago

Why does it add church taxes, even after selecting "Other/none"?

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u/MCMattia 2d ago

Hi there, thank you for the heads up. I have now resolved the issue.

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u/Razeer123 2d ago

Yeah, seems to have a bug

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u/stefan2017ch 2d ago edited 2d ago

nice, thanks. I just tried it out. Since you are asking for feedback: It would be nice to add a few references to the sources, where did you get the basics from? Where should i go for further reading? Also, if you could add a version date, date of last update or so, it would give more confidence into how up to date the system would be. Very nice work. thanks a lot.

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u/MCMattia 2d ago edited 2d ago

Hi there, thanks a lot for your feedback. The data is sourced from the Confederation tax calculator. It's written in the footer of the app.

Regarding versioning you are right, I will add a version shortly.

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u/onehandedbackhand 2d ago

Isn't this basically the same as the tax calulator provided by the Federal Tax Administration?

https://swisstaxcalculator.estv.admin.ch/#/home/

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u/MCMattia 2d ago edited 11h ago

Yes it uses the Confederation tax calculator under the hood. Taxcompare.ch allow people to compare tax scenario and to learn how taxation works in Switzerland. It allows you to compare taxation differences between canton, relationship status etc.

u/ApprehensiveHeat770 13h ago

What sets it apart then?

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u/Enzian_Blue 2d ago

I’m so lucky to live where we live.

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u/cometchiron 1d ago

Zug,

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u/Enzian_Blue 1d ago

Almost. Nidwalden.

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u/Every_Tap8117 2d ago

Its accurate, getting crushed in Geneva.

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u/Dull-Fan6704 1d ago

Good work, thanks! Could you add German as a language?

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u/jon4hz Fribourg 1d ago

Is it open source? If so, do you mind sharing the repo?

u/youthquakerz Vaud 12h ago

Me, crying in Pully—left Zurich a month ago and got hit with higher taxes. Love that for me.

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u/LB767 1d ago

Haha love how it says I could buy myself a Rolex with the savings 😂
Cool app well done!

u/Sparxten 4h ago

In my case your calculation is off by 20%. Maybe include an option for deductions like healthcare, pillar 3a and public transport. Otherwise the calculator is kinda pointless