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Corporations must pay corporate income tax on their taxable income, and nonprofit organizations receive their tax exemption.
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Corporate income tax is levied by the tax authorities on the income of legal entities or corporations, such as
Corporate income tax generally arises at the end of a calendar year. The basis for the assessment is their corporate income tax return. You must submit this and the annual profit statements to the tax authorities electronically. The free service portal "My ELSTER" is available to you for this purpose.
The amount of corporate income tax is 15 percent on the taxable income of a calendar year. In addition, there is a 5.5 percent solidarity surcharge. The revenue from corporate income tax accrues jointly to the federal government and the states. The solidarity surcharge is due to the federal government.
Your tax advisor can tell you whether you, as the managing person or board of directors of a corporation, are required to file a corporate income tax return or whether exceptions apply.
This person can also inform them of the likely amount of tax due. As a non-profit association, for example, you do not have to pay corporate income tax on income from commercial operations until the income exceeds EUR 45,000.
You must submit the corporate income tax return and associated documents and attachments electronically to the relevant tax office:
There are no costs involved.
If you do not receive tax advice when preparing the corporate income tax return:
If a tax consulting office prepares the corporate income tax return:
There are no clues or specifics.
Objection
If you run a commercial business in Germany, you are subject to trade tax and may have to pay trade tax.
As a commercial partnership or partnership company, you can apply to be treated as a corporation for income tax purposes under certain conditions.
As a foreign corporation or association of persons without a registered office or management in Germany, you can have it checked whether your payments are tax-free for your German shareholders.
If you start a business, take an interest in a business or become self-employed, you must inform the tax office.