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Question 291 · General questions

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ALL:291
Official question number
291
Scope
General · all federal states

Official German original · DE

Warum muss man in Deutschland bei der Steuererklärung aufschreiben, ob man zu einer Kirche gehört oder nicht? Weil …

Aes eine Kirchensteuer gibt, die an die Einkommen- und Lohnsteuer geknüpft ist.Verified correct answer ✓
Bdas für die Statistik in Deutschland wichtig ist.
Cman mehr Steuern zahlen muss, wenn man nicht zu einer Kirche gehört.
Ddie Kirche für die Steuererklärung verantwortlich ist.
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es eine Kirchensteuer gibt, die an die Einkommen- und Lohnsteuer geknüpft ist.

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Why do you have to write down on your tax return in Germany whether you belong to a church or not? Because...

  1. there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.Verified correct answer ✓
  2. which is important for statistics in Germany.
  3. you have to pay more taxes if you don't belong to a church.
  4. the church is responsible for the tax return.

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BAMF · BAMF catalogue PDF · PDF page 108
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