How do I enter income tax statements from one or more employers?
If you have multiple employers, for example with a part-time job, you will also have received multiple statements. In this case, click on “Enter details of another payslip”. You can then enter the name of another employer in the newly appearing input form. This way, different jobs remain clearly organised in your tax return.
You can also remove a job from your tax return completely by clicking on the bin icon to the right of the employer's name.
If the employer taxes the mini job at a flat rate, you do not need to enter the income in the tax return. In this case, however, you cannot claim any work-related expenses or the employee allowance for your part-time job.
If it is a mini job for which you have given your employer permission for income tax deduction or released your electronic income tax deduction features (ELStAM), you must also enter the data in the income tax return.
How do I enter income tax statements from one or more employers?
What is the electronic employment tax statement and how do I obtain it?
An employment tax statement is provided to you by your employer at the end of the year. It is usually given to you along with the first payslip in January or February.
If you have not received the employment tax statement, request it from your employer. You do not need to include this statement with your tax return, as the data has already been electronically transferred to the tax authorities, as noted at the top of your employment tax statement.
If your employer processes payroll for their employees electronically, they must issue an electronic employment tax statement. However, they must send the data directly to the tax authorities. The employment tax statement contains your electronic wage tax deduction details, which were relevant for the monthly wage tax deduction.
What is the electronic employment tax statement and how do I obtain it?
Are there no more employment tax cards?
No. Since 2010, no new income tax cards have been sent out, as the government decided to switch to an electronic income tax procedure. This is intended to simplify communication between citizens and the tax office.
Since 2013, all the data that employers need for the monthly income tax deduction, which was previously on the cardboard income tax card, has been made available in a tax administration database for employers to access. This data is referred to as Electronic Income Tax Deduction Features (ELStAM):
- Income tax class,
- Factor for tax class IV,
- Marital status,
- Religion,
- Spouse's religion,
- Number of child allowances,
- Allowance for disabled persons / bereaved,
- Income tax allowance (for high work-related expenses, special expenses and extraordinary burdens),
- Exemption and addition amounts for low earners.
Are there no more employment tax cards?
