The tax return is due regularly - you have stated everything and then you receive mail from the tax office: a tax payment. What you need to consider.
Every year a certain deadline can make people sweat - the tax return is due. An annoying but necessary matter. It is important that you prepare well and know which costs you can deduct from your taxes. In this way, you collect specific receipts and evidence that you may need in order to be able to present them to the tax office. After you submit your tax return to the tax office, you don't hear anything for a while. Processing takes between five to eight weeks - sometimes it's quicker, sometimes it takes longer. In the best case scenario, you get some of the tax back. However, you may also be asked to make additional payments.
How is a tax payment made?
Have you always gotten a refund and then suddenly you are asked to pay additional taxes? This can cause stomach pain. The reasons for the additional payment can be varied.
For example, if you didn't get the income tax allowance, you probably won't get a refund, the
United Wage Tax Assistance
informs . The reason for this could be that the commute to work is shorter after moving or that you were able to deduct fewer expenses for work clothing or further training. It may also be that you have claimed fewer extraordinary expenses such as medical or care costs. A salary increase can also lead to an additional payment due to the higher income tax.
However, it is also possible that an additional tax payment can come from the tax class combination 3/5. There is no one reason that covers all back taxes. If you receive a request for additional tax payment, it depends on your individual case.
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What else can lead to an additional tax payment?
Self-employment:
In addition to your main job, do you also have income from self-employment? These must be taxed, informs
Steuerbot.com
.
Rental:
Do you still have income from rentals or leasing? This can also lead to an increased tax burden.
Wage replacement benefits:
If, for example, you received sick pay, the result could be an additional tax payment. Although these replacement services are initially tax-free, your tax burden will still increase due to the progression proviso. This can also happen through short-time work benefits, unemployment benefits or parental benefits.
What should I pay attention to if I don't know why I should pay extra?
Are you not aware at first why you have to pay extra? Then you should read the explanatory part of the tax notice. There it is stated which information the tax office has recognized from you and which not.
Tax payment: To be paid within one month
In principle, you have around one month after the announcement of the income tax assessment to transfer the additional payment to the tax office, informs the
Bavarian Income Tax Aid
. You can find the exact date in the notice. If you exceed this deadline, a late payment surcharge will apply. You can apply for a deferral or payment in installments from the tax office; this will be granted or rejected after checking on a case-by-case basis.