Steuern: So teilen Ehepartner ihren Splitting-Vorteil fair auf
Bundesfinanzminister Klingbeil will die Steuerklassen III und V abschaffen. Schon heute können Eheleute ihren Steuerrabatt, fair aufteilen – sogar ohne die Steuerklasse zu wechseln.
Frankfurt - Many couples choose to marry in order to save on taxes, a practice known as Ehegattensplitting. This allows the partnership to pay less in taxes compared to filing separate individual returns. According to calculations from the DIW economic institute, this tax advantage can amount to up to 20,000 euros per year. However, in many marriages, both partners do not benefit equally from this tax break.
In the common tax class combination of III for the higher earner and V for the lower earner, the latter ends up bearing a disproportionate share of the tax burden. Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, according to a report in the trade publication Handelsblatt, plans to introduce new measures to abolish classes III and V. His predecessor, Christian Lindner, had similar plans, but they were thwarted by resistance from the Union party.
Instead, all couples should be classified in "Class IV with Factor" moving forward. This class is already an option for couples today. Even those who currently benefit from the III/V combination can ensure tax transparency and a fair distribution of burdens by filing a simple request with the tax authorities.
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