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(2021)
Distribution before partial exemption
There are so-called "partial exemptions" (Teilfreistellungen) to balance the taxes already levied on domestic income at the fund level and to compensate the eligibility of the foreign withholding tax.
This means that a certain percentage remains tax-free at the investor level. For private investors, the partial exemptions, depending on the fund type, amount to
- 15 % for balanced mutual funds
- 30 % for equity funds
- 60 % for property-based funds
- 80 % for property-based funds with predominantly foreign properties
The investment conditions of the respective fund in the sales prospectus are decisive for the classification as equity, balanced mutual or property-based funds and thus for the amount of the partial exemptions.
Example: An investor participates in an equity fund in 2021 and receives a distribution of 1.000 Euro. The exemption orders for capital gains are exhausted so that 30 % of the 1.000 Euro are granted a partial exemption. The remaining 700 Euro are taxable and are subject to withholding tax of 25 % (plus solidarity surcharge and church tax, if applicable).
