Tax declaration in year of moving from DE to CH
Hi all,
reaching out as I have good experience with reddit, and googling alone did not resolve it. Reaching out to professional advisors resulted in declines.
I moved from Germany to Switzerland and face the fact that tax declaration needs to be done for both countries in 2025.
Part0: What tax declaration first?
Currently I consider to first do the german one, and then use the result to also add it to the CH one. I hope this helps to prevent "Doppelbesteuerung" showing I have paid something already.
Part 1: Related to filing the german Tax declaration 2025: What things to be aware of in the year of moving?
- Seems like I must state the money I earned in CH in 2025 after moving. What is the gross and net salary I need to state in the german tax declaration, that I earned in CH? Just the Gross/Net or can there be something deducted?
- Other general tips related to that, other things that can be deducted or stated additionally? I could imagine adding some costs for the moving, but also got a small amount from the new employer.
Part 2: Related to Financial investments: How to prevent german tax on gains, as not yet sold?
- Have some ETF in a german bank, and a very low amount crypto (anyway kept longer than 1 year). I informed the bank that I moved to update my tax status from DE to CH. I did no sell any of my investments. German tax declaration I will do with the tax statement, but I am more curious to have a way forward how to sell it in the future, and not pay german tax on gains, as I am not a resident anymore.
Part 3: Filing the CH Tax statement
- I have half of a house gifted from the parents, that they live in and the have lifelong "Niessbrauchrecht", so full usage of the house. In the gifting contract, a value is mentioned. But the usable value for me is 0. How to state that in the tax declaration in CH?
Curious how you dealt with Part 0-3, looking forward to your feedback.
Do you guys think its manageable to fill it alone, or better continue searching for a tax advisor?
Thank you!
PS, tried to do it witout AI. If structure not clear, just let me know 😊