SteuerGo FAQs

Field help: (2023) Did the supported person have other earnings such as income replacement benefits or income support?

Select Yes if the supported person has received other benefits during the support period which include, but are not limited to:

• Income replacement benefits such as unemployment benefit I or unemployment benefit II, sickness benefit, maternity benefit
• Parental benefit in full
• Training funding in the form of grants from private companies ("scholarships")
• Housing benefit
• Flat-rate taxed wages (e.g. from a mini-job)
• Tax-free income, for example, the tax-free part of a pension
• Employee savings bonus and housing bonus paid out
• Pension payments up to the amount of the pension allowance (pension payments must also be recorded under "Income from employment").

Parental maintenance payments, the employee lump sum, the employees' allowance, saver's standard allowance and a trainer's standard allowance in accordance with sect. 3, no. 26 of the Income Tax Act (EStG), the voluntary service allowance in accordance with sect. 3, no. 26a of the Income Tax Act (EStG) and tax-free expense allowances in accordance with sect. 3, no. 12 and 13 of the Income Tax Act (EStG) are not considered to be benefits.