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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 of church tax, provided this 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").

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Finanztip 04/2026

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Chip 04/2026