Neuchatel Wealth Tax Calculator
Neuchâtel Wealth Tax Calculator 2025
Estimate your annual wealth tax liability in the Canton of Neuchâtel — using the progressive cantonal tariff and a centralised cantonal coefficient (no separate municipal wealth tax).
Neuchâtel applies a progressive cantonal wealth tax on net wealth held on 31 December. There is no separate municipal wealth tax — the canton levies a single wealth tax based on a base tariff in promille (‰), then multiplies the result by an annual cantonal coefficient set by the Grand Council.
The tariff is relatively simple: the first CHF 50,000 of net wealth is exempt; above that, brackets from 0.30 % to 0.50 % apply up to CHF 500,000, and amounts above CHF 500,000 are taxed at a marginal 0.36 %. The calculator below models this structure and lets you adjust the cantonal coefficient (for example, 1.00 = 100 % of base tax).
Step 1: Net Wealth = worldwide assets − deductible debts
Step 2: Base Wealth Tax (simple tariff) = apply Neuchâtel brackets to Net Wealth
Step 3: Final Wealth Tax ≈ Base Wealth Tax × Cantonal Coefficient
For planning purposes, effective thresholds are around CHF 50,000 for a single taxpayer and CHF 100,000 for a married couple (joint), once allowances and social deductions are taken into account. This tool focuses on the tariff itself; detailed social deductions are covered under Allowances & Deductions.
Interactive Calculator
Enter your net wealth, filing status and the annual cantonal coefficient. Because Neuchâtel has a centralised system, this coefficient applies canton-wide rather than varying by municipality.
Example Scenarios
Example A — Single, CHF 1,000,000, Coefficient 1.00
Net wealth CHF 1,000,000.
Progressive base wealth tax (0 % up to CHF 50k, then 0.30 %, 0.40 %, 0.50 %, and 0.36 % above CHF 500k)
produces a base wealth tax of about CHF 3,600.
Cantonal coefficient 1.00 → final wealth tax ≈ CHF 3,600 (no municipal variation).
Effective burden ≈ 0.36 % of net wealth.
Example B — Married, CHF 3,000,000, Coefficient 0.95
Net wealth CHF 3,000,000.
Applying the same progressive tariff yields a base wealth tax of about CHF 10,800.
Cantonal coefficient 0.95 → final wealth tax ≈ CHF 10,260.
Effective burden ≈ 0.34 % of net wealth (indicative; actual assessments depend on social deductions and family profile).
These scenarios are indicative and rounded. Actual assessments depend on official Neuchâtel coefficients, social deductions, marital and family status, and detailed application of the Neuchâtel tax code.
Planning Use
- Use this calculator to understand how Neuchâtel’s relatively low threshold (≈ CHF 50,000) and comparatively higher rates affect long-term wealth accumulation.
- Combine the result with Allowances & Deductions to refine your taxable net wealth, including debt offsets and social deductions per family situation.
- Review Valuation Rules to ensure that real estate, portfolios, and private businesses are valued according to the Neuchâtel and federal guidance (tax values, practitioner methods, FTA price lists).
- Integrate Neuchâtel wealth tax into broader Planning Strategies, including intergenerational transfers, mortgage and leverage choices, and coordination with cross-border tax obligations.