Route 2026 Liechtenstein tax questions to the right skill and give the headline figures. Covers the tax system at a glance: calendar tax year, Swiss franc, the Steuerverwaltung, who is taxed on what, individual wealth-and-income tax (state tax 0% up to a basic allowance, then 1% to 8%, plus a mun…
Liechtenstein · tax year 2026 · changed 25 Jun 2026
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| Work | Read first | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| Individual income and wealth | li-income-tax | Family tariff, 4% deemed yield on net wealth, the municipality's surcharge |
| Corporate profit | li-corporate-income-tax | Tax adjustments, modified-equity deduction, losses, minimum tax |
| VAT | liechtenstein-vat | Registration, common territory with Switzerland, input tax, reporting method |
| Employee withholding and social insurance | li-payroll-social | Separate tax and contribution bases, 2026 Liechtenstein rates |
| Related parties and permanent establishments | li-transfer-pricing | Documentation route, arm's-length method, CbC reporting |
| Moving, foreign income and relief | li-cross-border | Domestic liability first, then the treaty and the claim procedure |
| Setting up an entity | li-company-formation | Legal form, capital, registration, accounts and review |
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| Work | Read first | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| Individual income and wealth | li-income-tax | Family tariff, 4% deemed yield on net wealth, the municipality's surcharge |
| Corporate profit | li-corporate-income-tax | Tax adjustments, modified-equity deduction, losses, minimum tax |
| VAT | liechtenstein-vat | Registration, common territory with Switzerland, input tax, reporting method |
| Employee withholding and social insurance | li-payroll-social | Separate tax and contribution bases, 2026 Liechtenstein rates |
| Related parties and permanent establishments | li-transfer-pricing | Documentation route, arm's-length method, CbC reporting |
| Moving, foreign income and relief | li-cross-border | Domestic liability first, then the treaty and the claim procedure |
| Setting up an entity | li-company-formation | Legal form, capital, registration, accounts and review |
| Item | 2026 rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tax authority | Steuerverwaltung (Liechtenstein Tax Administration) | https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/steuerverwaltung |
| Currency | Swiss franc (CHF) | SteG article 19 (amounts in Franken), https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2010340000 |
| Tax year | Calendar year; a shorter liability period replaces it; a business whose accounts do not end on 31 December declares the result of the financial year that ended | SteG articles 14(5), 47(6) |
| Who is taxed on what | Individuals resident or habitually staying in Liechtenstein: worldwide income and wealth. Nonresidents: Liechtenstein property, permanent establishments and the domestic income listed in article 6(5). Companies with seat or actual management in Liechtenstein: all their profit | SteG articles 6(1), 6(2), 6(4)-(5), 44(1) |
| Taxes in the Tax Act | Wealth-and-income tax, expenditure (lump-sum) tax, property gains tax, corporate income tax, formation duty and insurance-premium duty; GloBE top-up tax under its own Act | SteG article 1 |
| Individuals: state tax | 0% up to the basic allowance (CHF 15,855 general tariff, CHF 23,783 single parents, CHF 31,710 joint spouses), then marginal rates of 1% to 8% | SteG article 19(1) |
| Individuals: wealth | Net wealth taxed as a 4% deemed yield (Sollertrag) added to income | SteG articles 5, 14(2)(l) |
| Individuals: municipal tax | A surcharge of 150% to 250% of state tax, set each year by the municipal council; none on tax withheld at source. The top combined marginal rate is therefore 20% (8% x 2.5) to 28% (8% x 3.5) | SteG articles 19(1), 75 |
| Inheritance, estate and gift tax | None in the Tax Act. Inheritances, legacies and gifts are not taxed as income, but donor, recipient and heir report them in the return | SteG articles 1, 15(2)(c), 96(1) |
| Companies | 12.5% of taxable net income; CHF 1,800 minimum tax, credited against it, not charged on a purely commercial business whose average balance-sheet total over the last three years is CHF 500,000 or less | SteG articles 61-62 |
| Withholding tax on dividends, interest, royalties | None: source tax applies only to wages, replacement income, board fees and specified pensions (and 12% on nonresident entities' board-function income) | SteG articles 24, 63a |
| VAT | 8.1% standard, 2.6% reduced, 3.8% accommodation; registration below CHF 100,000 worldwide turnover is exempt; Liechtenstein and Switzerland form one VAT territory | MWSTG articles 3, 10, 25, https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2009330000 |
| Social contributions | Employee 4.9% AHV/IV/FAK plus 0.5% ALV; employer 7.385% plus 0.5% ALV | AHV-IV-FAK bulletin 1.01, 2026, https://www.ahv.li/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/Online-Schalter/MB/AHV-IV-FAK-MB-1-01-2026--AHV-IV-FAK-ALV-Beitraege.pdf |
| Late-payment interest on tax | 4% | SteV article 45, https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2010437000 |
The official entry points are the Steuerverwaltung and the Liechtenstein law register. Each linked skill cites the exact articles it uses.
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Steuergesetz (SteG), consolidated 1 July 2026, articles 1, 5, 6, 14, 15, 19, 24, 44, 47, 61-63a, 75, 96 | https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2010340000 | 2026-10-30 |
| Steuerverordnung (SteV), consolidated 1 July 2026, article 45 | https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2010437000 | 2026-10-30 |
| Mehrwertsteuergesetz (MWSTG), consolidated 1 January 2026, articles 3, 10, 25 | https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2009330000 | 2026-10-30 |
| AHV-IV-FAK, bulletin 1.01 contributions, 1 January 2026 | https://www.ahv.li/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/Online-Schalter/MB/AHV-IV-FAK-MB-1-01-2026--AHV-IV-FAK-ALV-Beitraege.pdf | 2026-10-30 |
| Steuerverwaltung | https://www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/steuerverwaltung | 2026-10-31 |
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