Mit Anwahl Staat und/oder Bund steuern Sie die Abzugsfähigkeit.
Why? Do I select both? Just one? The help doesn't really help on this specific question.
When entering my charitable donations into my tax return, I have the choice of deducting from federal and/or cantonal taxes.
You need to know if the donation is allowed at both levels. Check the charity’s website it might tell you.
I make all charity payments on one day when there are no other payments going through my bank account. I then send the payment confirmation with my tax declaration, lumping all donations together.
I show this amount under both local and federal. The tax office has accepted this without question for a couple of decades...
In Zürich Canton, you can claim an annual CHF 500 tax deduction on donations without evidence.
The limit on the federal level is 20% of the taxable income after this deduction (which makes it 1/6 before). The maximum on the cantonal level differs by canton, in NE this appears to be 5%, 50% in TI, no limit in BL.
Regulations for political parties are separately regulated.
See BDO on the issue .
Source on this?