Clients from Germany usually get 1072 EUR returned on average.
Taxes from Germany can be returned for as many as the last 4 years.
If you do not have all the necessary documents, contact us and we will help you get them.
On average it takes 3-6 months from the day the documents are sent to Tax Authorities.
If you have worked in Germany during the last four years, you can file for an income tax return. It is a simple procedure with RT Tax: register, gather the necessary documents, provide them to us, and we will take care of the rest!
Clients from Germany usually get 1072 EUR returned on average.
Register for a tax return. Immediately after the registration you shall receive the documents submission form and further instructions. Our consultants shall contact you in 24 hours and answer all potential questions.
You can also download the documents submission form on your own. Find its filling examples here. After filling it in, you will have to gather all the documents necessary for a tax return.
Official documents certifying the holder’s identity and citizenship.
11 symbol tax identification number (Identifikationsnummer) is provided by Federal Central Tax Office for a person working in Germany, once he/she is registered with the residents’ registration office. The number can be found in a letter from Federal Central Tax Office, Lohnsteuerbescheinigung form, payslip or other work related document.
Example:
Identifikationsnummer
Lohnsteuerbescheinigung form – a document provided by employer which contains information on a person’s total income and paid taxes.
Last payslip – a document which contains information on a person’s total income and paid taxes. Last payslip is usually issued by employer together with the salary.
Example:
Lohnsteuerbescheinigung
These documents show income that you have received in your home country. Form ES/EEE form can be issued only for EU citizens. Download the form here.
Copies of rent payments (if employer did not compensate them).
NOTE: If you do not have all required documents – no problem! You can still begin your tax return process. Contact us and we will help you get them.
Submit all the necessary documents and the documents submission form to us. Bring or send all the documents to our representative office via mail:
RT Tax
E. Ožeškienės 15
LT-44254 Kaunas
Lithuania
Having received your documents, we will begin your tax return process immediately and inform you. You can follow the process by logging in to an online account, created especially for you.
When the foreign tax office returns your taxes, you will be informed by e-mail about the successful tax refund.
If you worked in Germany, you could use Child Benefits return service. If one of the parents is working/has worked in Germany and the other lives with the child in a European Economic Area (EEA) country, the child may be entitled to a child benefit. RT Tax specialists can help you to prepare documents for you to receive Child Benefit allowance.
Child benefit (Kindergeld) belong to children until they turn 25 (if a child does not work and is still in school/university). The purpose of Child’s money is to help parents to defray some of the cost of raising children.
Child benefit is € 250 per month. This is the amount you will receive if you do not receive child benefit in your home country. Usually, the German Family Foundation (Familienkasse) pays the difference (German benefit minus benefit from your home country = the amount of benefit you receive).
Who can claim child benefits?
Child benefits are available to a family where one parent works (has worked) in Germany and the other lives with the child in a European Economic Area (EEA) country. All children are entitled to benefits until they reach the age of 25 if they are enrolled in education.
Necessary documents:
• A certificate from the employer (Bescheinigung des Arbeitgeber);
• Last 6 payrolls;
• Form A – international copy of birth certificate(s) of child(ren);
• Form B – international copy of marriage certificate;
• Form E401 (certificate of family composition for the purpose of family benefits) if you are divorced or unmarried;
• If your child is an adult or is about to become an adult, you must provide a certificate from a school or university. The certificate must state the date of the child’s enrolment and the expected date of leaving school or studies. This certificate must be translated into German or English and certified by a translation agency. Universities also issue such certificates in English.
If possible, please provide
• Annual income statement (Lohnsteuerbescheinigung);
• A certificate of residence in Germany in any form you can.
If you do not have a certificate from your employer (Bescheinigung des Arbeitgebers), we can send an enquiry to your employer. This additional service costs € 20. You must provide all other documents yourself.
Service fee: 150 € (VAT included) per child. For each additional child – 96 €. Data update service fee: 50 € (VAT included).
Important:
• To apply for German Child Benefit you must file German Income Tax declaration first. If you did not file it yet we will have to do that before starting the Child Benefit procedure. If you just started working in Germany we can apply for the Child Benefits, but we will have to file German Income Tax declaration after the year ends.
• If you have already applied for child benefit, you will need to inform us of any changes in your work in Germany. This is especially important if you have terminated your employment. Otherwise, Familienkasse will demand a refund of the overpaid funds.
• Family Benefits Office considers if you are eligible for Child Benefit allowance in Germany. RT Tax is not responsible for how quickly the decision will be made or how much benefit will be awarded.
Tax Declaration is the income and tax information that a taxpayer provides to the tax authorities after the tax year is over.
After filing a Tax Declaration most of our clients are entitled to a tax refund as a result of applying the non-taxable amounts and various tax deductions.
The tax refund amount depends on factors like total income; amount of taxes paid; period of work abroad, home country, etc. You can use our Online Calculator to check how much refund you can get. It is important to mention that the final refund amount is determined by the local Tax Authorities and only overpaid taxes are refunded.
Tax refund has no impact on future opportunities to work abroad, pension, and other social guarantees. None of the social security taxes is being refunded during the process, only income taxes.
You can apply for tax refund even if you only worked for a few months (short-term contract, seasonal position, etc.). Tax refund procedure begins after the end of the fiscal year.
You will receive your money to your bank account you provide to us during your tax refund registration process. We use the services of licensed money remittance companies to ensure that the refunded money is received from Tax Authorities and forwarded to your bank account safely and quickly.
It depends on income and employment type. The best way to make sure if you are obliged to fill the declaration is to contact our specialist for free consultation and we will handle your individual case.
Most of the documents can be obtained and you can still begin the tax return procedure. Please contact our tax return experts and we will help to collect missing documents.
As soon as we receive all necessary documents from the client, we review them, prepare the Tax Declaration and send to the Germany Tax Office in the shortest possible time. Then the time frame depends only on the processes of the Tax Office. Usually it takes 3-6 months from the date the client’s Tax Declaration was sent.
RT Tax does not apply any upfront or hidden charges, meaning, it shall cost you nothing to contact us in order to apply for a tax refund and the commission is only paid when the tax refund process has been completed.
The charge for tax returns from Germany depends on the sum that is to be returned: 16% from the returned tax sum, but not less than 79 EUR.
If your missing Lohnsteuerbescheinigung forms need to be sought out, an additional charge of 20 EUR is applied.
If there is no refund available you can cancel the process free of charge. Just be aware that in some cases it’s mandatory to file a Tax Declaration, failure to do so may result in fines and interest. If there is no refund available, but you have to file the declaration we can do that if you pay us the service fee.
Fill in required fields and begin tax refund. All information will be sent to your e-mail.
Fill in required fields and find out the approximate amount of your tax refund.
