My German Tax Return
A step-by-step guide to file your taxes in Germany
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My German Tax Return
A step-by-step guide to file your taxes in Germany
Información del libro
This is a tax guide for allemployed personswho want or need to file anincome tax return(or: tax declaration) in Germany butdo not speak much German. It explains the basics of German tax law and guides you through the most important questions and tax forms: - Where do I file anincome tax return(Steuererklärung)?- Whatdeadlinesdo I need to know regarding my tax return?- Whichtax office(Finanzamt)do I have to submit my tax return to?- May I send a German tax return byemail?- Whichexpensesare deductible in a tax return?- Are therelump sums(Pauschbeträge)or do I have to calculate every little bit?- What do all these weird words in thetax formsmean?- What do I need maywage tax certificate(Lohnsteuerbescheinigung)for?- What do tax payers mean when they talk about the"Mantelbogen"?- What the heck is"Elster", if not a magpie?- How do I fill in theAnnex N?- Is there a chance for ataxrefund?- …And so much more!It's so much easier than you think!Even for native speakers, German tax law sometimes seems rather incomprehensible. But then, most of the time, it'snot as complicatedas you may have feared! Many tax forms are actually quiteself-explanatory.Whether you do your tax return yourself or seek professional advice: This guide about filing a tax return in Germany will help you!Though you may speak little or no German, you can basicallydo your tax return yourself. But even if you use the services of a tax advisor(Steuerberater)or go to an income tax help association(Lohnsteuerhilfeverein), the following applies: only if youknow the basicsof German tax law you can point outimportant factsto your advisor that may be unusual for other taxpayers.
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- Only natural persons are subject to unlimited income tax liability.
- A person is subject to unlimited tax liability in Germany, i.e. with all domestic and foreign income, if he or she has his or her residence or habitual abode in Germany.
- in the case of taxation of the foreign income in Germany, crediting or deduction of the foreign tax (credit method);
- in the case of exemption from taxation in Germany, inclusion of the foreign income in the progression proviso (exemption method).
- Fill out the form Notification of tax identification number (Formular »Mitteilung der Steueridentifikationsnummer«) on the website of the Federal Central Tax Office.
- Send an e-mail to [email protected] and ask to be informed (again) of your tax identification number.
- Write to Bundeszentralamt für Steuern, Referat St II 3, 53221 Bonn.
- Surname
- First name
- Your address
- Place of birth
- Date of birth