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The short answer

In the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, the tax return must be filed by 31 March – the deadline printed on your tax return is decisive. Extensions of up to two months beyond that are granted tacitly. We prepare your tax return at a fixed price per tax year: CHF 35.– for apprentices and students, CHF 99.– for individuals, CHF 149.– for married couples and families.

Cantonal knowledge

Tax returns in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft: what you should know

The Basel-Landschaft tax law applies equally throughout the canton – but how much you ultimately pay depends heavily on your municipality and on the deductions you claim.

Updated on 3 September 2026 · Tax year 2025

Professionally reviewed by FINWIWO AG on 3 September 2026.

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86 municipalities and the communal tax as a percentage of the cantonal tax

The Canton of Basel-Landschaft has 86 municipalities. The cantonal tax is levied at 100 percent of the cantonal tariff – with full splitting for married couples and tax-free income of up to CHF 16'715 (2025 tax year). The municipalities levy their communal tax as a percentage of the cantonal tax: in 2025 from 45 percent (Pfeffingen) to 72 percent (Waldenburg).

For your tax return, this changes nothing about how the data is recorded: your municipality of residence on 31 December is decisive. We clarify such points – for example after a move – before processing.

E-Tax BL – the online tax return

With E-Tax BL, the tax return can be completed entirely online and filed without a signature – including supporting documents as PDFs or via the scan app. Login is doubly secured with a password and SMS code. The former EasyTax software has been discontinued; since autumn 2024 it can no longer be used to file tax returns.

New from the 2025 tax return: taxpayers receive either the E-Tax activation letter or the paper forms – no longer both. E-Tax BL is an option for anyone who wishes to complete the return themselves; if you want to be on the safe side, we take over the complete data entry and prepare the filing.

Typical mistakes that cost Basel-Landschaft taxpayers money

In practice, we see the same points again and again: the tax credit of CHF 750 per child is confused with a classic child deduction and planned incorrectly. The additional CHF 1'800 per child under the insurance deduction goes unused. For commuting by private vehicle, proof of necessity is missing.

The higher tax-free allowances introduced with the wealth tax reform are also not always taken into account correctly. A specialist checks every item individually and points out missing documents to you before filing.

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Tax deductions in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft: make use of every option

Anyone who knows all the permissible deductions and claims them correctly reduces their tax burden noticeably. We check every deduction item systematically for your situation. The following maximum amounts apply to the 2025 tax year (cantonal tax); the official guidelines are decisive.

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    Professional expenses & commuter deduction

    Travel expenses between home and work are deductible in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft up to CHF 6'000 per year (federal: CHF 3'300) – for public transport the actual season ticket costs, for bicycles up to CHF 700. In addition, meals away from home at CHF 15 per working day or a maximum of CHF 3'200 per year.

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    Children: tax credit & additional deductions

    For the cantonal tax, there is a tax credit instead of a child deduction: CHF 750 per child is deducted directly from the tax amount, ex officio. Added to this are CHF 1'800 per child under the insurance deduction and documented third-party childcare costs of up to CHF 10'000 per child under 14 (2025 tax year).

    Official source(opens in a new tab on baselland.ch)
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    Insurance premiums & savings interest

    With contributions to a pension fund or pillar 3a, up to CHF 4'000 (married) or CHF 2'000 (others) is deductible; without such contributions CHF 5'550 or CHF 2'700 – plus CHF 1'800 per child (2025 tax year).

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    Pillar 3a & retirement provision

    Payments into tied retirement provision are deductible up to CHF 7'258 (2025 tax year, employees with a pension fund); pension fund buy-ins come on top. We assign the certificates to the correct position and check whether the permissible amount has been fully used.

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    Further education costs

    Career-related education and further training: in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft up to CHF 12'000, at federal level up to CHF 13'000 per person and year (2025 tax year). This includes course fees, teaching materials, examination fees and travel costs to the course location.

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    Donations & charitable contributions

    Voluntary contributions to tax-exempt charitable institutions domiciled in Switzerland as well as contributions to political parties, each within the applicable limits.

Further items include debt interest, maintenance payments, property costs or asset management costs. We clarify which deductions can be substantiated in your situation before processing – free of charge and without obligation.

Guidelines and forms of the canton(opens in a new tab on baselland.ch)

Keeping track of dates

Deadlines and filing in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

In the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, the filing deadline printed on your tax return is decisive. The following overview refers to the 2025 tax year.

Deadlines at a glance

Ordinary filing deadline
31 March (printed deadline decisive; self-employed: 30 June)
Deadline extension
Up to 2 months beyond the deadline tacitly and free of charge; for CHF 40 up to 8 months
Electronic tax return
E-Tax BL – online, without signature, incl. supporting documents
In case of late filing
After a reminder, a disciplinary fine and a discretionary assessment are possible

Missed the deadline? No need to panic.

Basel-Landschaft is initially lenient: extensions of up to two months beyond the printed deadline are granted tacitly – without an application, without a fee. Anyone who needs longer can extend the deadline by up to eight months for CHF 40; requests for even longer periods must be justified.

If the deadline has already passed, a reminder usually follows first. In this case, get in touch early – we clarify with you what is still possible and take care of the application.

We apply for the deadline extension for you in good time – our service for this is included in the package price; any cantonal fees are invoiced directly by the canton.

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Withholding tax

Withholding tax in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

If your salary is taxed directly at source, an ordinary tax return is not automatically required – but in certain cases it is mandatory or possible on a voluntary basis.

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Who is subject to withholding tax?

In principle, foreign employees without a C settlement permit who are resident or staying in the canton. For cross-border commuters from Germany with a certificate of residence, withholding tax is limited to 4.5 percent; for cross-border commuters from France, the cross-border commuter agreement of 1983 applies. The responsible office is the withholding tax division in Liestal.

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NOV – subsequent ordinary assessment

From a gross annual income of CHF 120'000, the subsequent ordinary assessment (NOV) is mandatory – and remains in place until the end of the withholding tax liability. Below that, it can be requested voluntarily, by 31 March of the following year (forfeiture deadline).

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How we support you

We check the tariff code, marital status, other income and possible deductions and assess whether a NOV is worthwhile in your case. We then submit the application on time and prepare the complete tax return.

This information is for guidance only and does not replace an individual assessment. We check your specific situation before processing.

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From the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Typical situations in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Commuting to Basel-Stadt

Tens of thousands of Basel-Landschaft residents work in the City of Basel. Your place of residence remains decisive for the tax return: anyone living in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft on 31 December is taxed on their entire income here. The travel expense deduction is up to CHF 6'000 per year (2025 tax year).

Families: tax credit instead of child deduction

A Basel-Landschaft peculiarity: instead of a deduction from income, parents receive CHF 750 per child deducted directly from the cantonal tax amount – automatically, ex officio. Added to this are CHF 1'800 per child under the insurance deduction and up to CHF 10'000 for third-party childcare (2025 tax year).

Home ownership and wealth tax

Since the wealth tax reform, BL applies a milder tariff (maximum 3.3 per mille) and higher tax-free allowances: CHF 90'000 for single persons, CHF 180'000 for married couples. This particularly benefits home owners – we record assets and properties in full.

Proximity to the German and French borders

Whether you are a cross-border commuter with a certificate of residence or a Basel-Landschaft resident with an account or property just across the border: cross-border situations belong in the tax return in full. We clarify your situation before processing.

Property and imputed rental value in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Anyone who owns a home in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft is taxed on the imputed rental value as income and can in return deduct mortgage interest, maintenance and administration costs. The clean separation is decisive: repairs and replacements preserve the value and are deductible; an extension increases it and is not.

For wealth tax, home owners benefit from the reformed tariff with a maximum burden of 3.3 per mille and tax-free allowances of CHF 90'000 (single persons) or CHF 180'000 (married couples).

If your property is located in another canton or you own several properties, a tax allocation is made between the public authorities involved. We record all properties in full so that the allocation remains transparent.

  • Imputed rental value and property details recorded correctly
  • Mortgage interest and list of debts checked
  • Maintenance: value-preserving separated from value-enhancing
  • Wealth tax allowances taken into account
  • Properties outside the canton taken into account

Additional service: CHF 65.– per property.

Communal comparison

Municipal tax multipliers in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

The cantonal tax is levied at 100 percent of the cantonal tariff; your municipality of residence additionally levies the communal tax as a percentage of the cantonal tax. The following selection shows some of the larger municipalities and some with particularly low rates.

In 2025, the range extends from 45 % (Pfeffingen) to 72 % (Waldenburg). Depending on where you live, your tax burden can differ considerably – which makes it all the more important to have a tax return that makes full use of all permissible deductions.

Municipal tax multipliers (Basel-Landschaft)(opens in a new tab on statistik.bl.ch)

Your preparation

Documents you should have ready

Depending on your situation, further documents may be needed. After your request we tell you exactly what is still missing.

Simple process

Your finished tax return in 4 clear steps

Request, discuss, approve – we take care of the rest for you.

  1. 01

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    Submit a request

    Fill in a short form with your contact details and canton of residence – free of charge and without obligation.

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    within 24 hours

    Meet your advisor

    Your personal tax specialist gets in touch – at your home, in the office or by video call.

  3. 03

    upload or post

    Go through your documents

    Together you go through the checklist; anything missing can easily be sent later.

  4. 04

    after your approval

    Finished tax return

    We prepare the tax return, you approve it – then we file it for you.

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Transparent prices

Fair fixed prices – also in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Fixed price per tax year. Payment is made after completion, within 14 days.*

  • Apprentices & students

    CHF 35.–

    Up to CHF 30'000 gross salary

    Per tax return

    • Tax return included
    • Securities included
    • Deadline extension included
    • Advice and processing
    • Filing with the tax office
    • Available in all cantons
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    Individuals

    CHF 99.–

    For employees & self-employed

    Per tax return

    • Tax return included
    • Securities included
    • Deadline extension included
    • Additional income included
    • Further education costs included
    • Filing with the tax office
    • Personal tax specialist
    • Advice by phone
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  • Married couples

    CHF 149.–

    Joint assessment

    Per tax return

    • Tax return included
    • Securities included
    • Deadline extension included
    • Joint assessment
    • Child deductions optimised
    • Third-party childcare costs
    • Filing with the tax office
    • Personal tax specialist
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  • Real estateCHF 65.– per property
  • InheritanceCHF 65.–
  • Express 72hCHF 100.–

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* Regular clients can pay online in advance.

Further reading

Related guide articles

In-depth articles on the topics addressed on this page.

Filing deadlines in all cantonsWhen each tax return is due – an overview of all cantons.Professional expenses and commuter deductionClaiming travel expenses, meals and other professional expenses correctly.Families and childcareClaiming child deductions and third-party childcare costs correctly.Imputed rental value and maintenanceTaxing home ownership and clearly separating maintenance costs.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions – Canton of Basel-Landschaft

The key answers about your tax return in this canton.

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The information provided by the Canton of Basel-Landschaft is always authoritative. Reviewed/updated: September 2026.

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