Field help:
Did you pay church taxes or church fees or receive a church tax refund?
Answer "yes" to this question if you paid church tax in 2025 or received a refund, as long as it is not included in the income tax statement.
Which church tax payments should be included here?
Include in particular:
- Back payments for previous years (e.g. according to tax assessment)
- Advance payments (e.g. quarterly, also for other years)
- Special church fee in interdenominational marriages
- General church fee (income-dependent, e.g. for self-employed)
- Church tax on property or assets
- Voluntary payments to religious communities (if recognised as church tax)
Important information
- Amounts from the income tax statement are automatically transferred and must not be entered here again.
- Church tax on capital gains (withholding tax) does not belong in this section.
Example
Church tax back payment for 2024 of 450 Euro in 2025.
→ Answer: yes
→ Enter in the next step ("paid church tax").
