Appenzell Innerrhoden Wealth Tax Cases

Appenzell Innerrhoden Wealth Tax: Cases & Worked Examples

Illustrative computations reflecting Appenzell Innerrhoden’s low cantonal wealth tax and modest variations in total burden by district and municipality.

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The cases below use indicative 2025 values to show realistic orders of magnitude for different communes (e.g. Appenzell, Gonten, Oberegg). For binding figures, use the official calcolatore fiscale and current cantonal tables.

All numbers rounded; church tax ignored. Effective rates approximate and for planning illustration only.

Case A — Single Professional in Appenzell (District Capital)

Commune: Appenzell (moderate overall tax burden within the canton)
Attività: CHF 1.000.000 (titoli quotati e contanti)
Passività: nessuna
Indennità: 80.000 CHF (indennità di base unica, arrotondata)

Ricchezza netta	CHF 1.000.000
Meno indennità	- CHF 80.000
Patrimonio netto imponibile	CHF 920.000
Imposta cantonale sulla sostanza semplice	≈ 0.19% → ≈ CHF 1,750
Fattore combinato cantonale e comunale	≈ ×1.25
Imposta sul patrimonio dovuta	≈ CHF 2,190
Tasso effettivo	≈ 0.22% of total net wealth

Osservazione: Even at CHF 1m of financial wealth, the effective wealth tax in Appenzell itself stays close to the canton’s overall average of roughly 0.23% of net wealth.

Case B — Married Couple with Two Children in Gonten (Attractive Rural Commune)

Commune: Gonten (relatively low overall tax level within Appenzell Innerrhoden)
Patrimonio: CHF 2.800.000 (casa di famiglia + portafoglio)
Passività: Ipoteca di CHF 1.000.000
Indennità: CHF 200.000 (coppia sposata + figli aggiuntivi, arrotondati)

Ricchezza netta	1.800.000 CHF
Meno indennità	- CHF 200.000
Patrimonio imponibile	1.600.000 CHF
Imposta cantonale sulla sostanza semplice	≈ 0.18% → ≈ CHF 2,880
Fattore combinato cantonale e comunale	≈ ×1.15
Imposta stimata	≈ CHF 3,310
Tasso effettivo	≈ 0.18% of net wealth

Angolo di pianificazione: The combination of a mortgage (direct reduction of taxable wealth) and a comparatively modest local tax coefficient leads to an effective rate well below the already low cantonal average.

Case C — Entrepreneur with Private Company Shares in Oberegg

Commune: Oberegg (slightly above-average overall tax level in the canton)
Azioni non quotate: 3.000.000 di franchi svizzeri (valutate con il metodo del praticante)
Other assets: CHF 1,000,000 (cash & portfolios)
Liabilities: CHF 800,000 (business-related private loan)
Stato civile: Sposato, senza figli

Ricchezza netta	CHF 3.200.000
Meno indennità	- CHF 160.000
Patrimonio imponibile	3.040.000 CHF
Imposta cantonale sulla sostanza semplice	≈ 0.17% → ≈ CHF 5,170
Fattore combinato cantonale e comunale	≈ ×1.35
Imposta sul patrimonio totale	≈ CHF 6,980
Tasso effettivo	≈ 0,22% di ricchezza netta

Assumes stable valuation of the private company under the practitioner method and no special relief for qualifying business participations beyond standard rules.

Angolo di pianificazione: For business owners, the key driver is the valuation of private shares. Because the canton’s percentage itself is low, relatively small changes in valuation can still translate into noticeable absolute tax differences.

Case D — Nonresident Owning a Holiday Property in Appenzell

Tax nexus: Nonresident with Appenzell Innerrhoden property only
Valore della proprietà: CHF 1.200.000 (valore patrimoniale)
Mutuo: CHF 700.000 (prestito economicamente legato all'immobile)
Commune: Appenzell
Altre attività in Svizzera: nessuna

Ricchezza netta dello Swiss-situs (proprietà - ipoteca)	CHF 500.000
Imposta cantonale sulla sostanza semplice	≈ 0.16% → ≈ CHF 800
Fattore combinato cantonale e comunale	≈ ×1.25
Imposta sul patrimonio stimata	≈ CHF 1,000
Tasso effettivo sulla ricchezza in Svizzera	≈ 0,20%

Suggerimento: Only the portion of debt economically linked to the Appenzell property is deductible in the Innerrhoden wealth tax computation for nonresidents. Global debt must usually be allocated between Swiss and foreign assets according to federal practice.

Case E — Comparison: Appenzell vs. Gonten vs. Oberegg

Contribuente singolo con 2.000.000 di franchi svizzeri di patrimonio netto imponibile (al netto delle franchigie e dei debiti)

	Gonten (lower overall burden)	Appenzell (mid-range)	Oberegg (slightly higher)
Imposta cantonale sulla sostanza semplice	≈ CHF 3.400	≈ CHF 3.400	≈ CHF 3.400
Fattore combinato indicativo	≈ ×1.10	≈ ×1.25	≈ ×1.35
Imposta sul patrimonio totale	≈ CHF 3,740	≈ CHF 4,250	≈ CHF 4,590
Tasso effettivo	≈ 0,19%	≈ 0,21%	≈ 0,23%
Differenza annuale	Spread of ≈ CHF 850 per year at the same taxable wealth

Nota: In Appenzell Innerrhoden the livello of wealth tax is structurally low, but municipal Steinerfüsse still create meaningful percentage differences that compound over time at higher wealth levels.

Punti di forza

Appenzell Innerrhoden is a low-wealth-tax canton, with average effective burdens around 0.20–0.25% of net wealth in typical cases.
The simple cantonal tariff is modest; total tax depends on the multiplier of cantonal and local Steuerfüsse.
Moderate intra-canton differences (e.g. Gonten vs. Oberegg) can still add up to several hundred francs per year at mid- to high-wealth levels.
Mortgages and other deductible liabilities reduce taxable wealth directly; careful allocation is important for nonresidents.
Entrepreneurs should pay particular attention to the practitioner-method valuation of private participations and maintain supporting documentation.

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