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Tax bracket; applying for a change for single parents
As a single parent with at least one child in the household who is entitled to child allowance or child benefit, you can apply for the tax relief amount for single parents and thus for tax class 2.
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Finanzamt Rosenheim Außenstelle Wasserburg a.Inn
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As a single parent, you can apply for tax class 2 so that the relief amount for single parents is already taken into account in the monthly income tax deduction.
You meet the requirements for the relief amount for single parents if your household includes at least one child for whom you are entitled to the child allowance or child benefit and you live alone in your household with this child or these children.
The relief amount for single parents is EUR 4,260 per calendar year for one child. For the second and each additional child, this amount increases by EUR 240 per child and year.
In tax class 2, the relief amount of EUR 4,260 is only taken into account for one child, even if you have several eligible children. You must apply separately to your tax office for the increased amount of EUR 240.00 for the second and each additional child.
Tax class 2 is taken into account from the beginning of the month in which the conditions for taking into account the tax relief amount for single parents are met for the first time.
When your child reaches the age of 18, tax class 2 is automatically terminated and changed to tax class 1 in the following month. If you are still entitled to the child allowance or child benefit for your adult child, tax class 2 can also be granted; this requires a new application for income tax reduction at your local tax office.
You are only entitled to tax class 2 for each full calendar month in which you meet the requirements. If you no longer meet the requirements to qualify for the tax relief for single parents, you must inform your local tax office immediately. The requirement for tax class 2 no longer applies, for example, if you establish a marriage-like relationship and therefore no longer live alone in the household with your child or children.
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Status: 26.08.2024
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