5€ discount on New account on the following websites (I used) ================================================== If you register a new account using the following links. You get a 5€ discount on your first tax declaration. Please keep that in mind this offer is only valid for new accounts not existing accounts. For Students (German version): bit.ly/2p84yun For Employee (German version): bit.ly/2mMmppU For Students & Employee(English version): bit.ly/2osBD3O It costs around 35€ / year but if you do 3 years together it will cost less... ============================================ Part 1: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJ-qbMySr9-Vh6M.html Part 2: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md14gruJnpqUdKc.html Part 3 (My Tax return): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ed1joplmr5ywpZ8.html Success Story: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gMihoNyC152ahGw.html ============================================ DON'T WANT TO DO IT YOURSELF THEN CHECK THIS ============================================ If you guys, don't want to do it all by yourself or have some small doubt about your tax declaration then I found this great service "Yourxpert" which gives a FREE first initial assessment of your case. Just click the link and write your query. (Website is in German, but you can ask stuff in English as well) bit.ly/37D4yFf but if you are directly looking for a good and professional Tax consultant, then check out this link bit.ly/39ILM20 where you can select your next tax consultant and you can either call them, chat with them or just write a Question. =========================================================== A small addition recommended by a Facebook user Faraz H. I will mention this stuff also in the next part of this video and also share my tax return. When do you have to pay tax in Germany? If your taxable income (more to this later) exceeds 9000€ single and 18000€ married in a calendar year. You pay tax For 2019 the tax-free allowance has increased to 9168€ single and 18336€ married per annum. Do students earn tax-free or get everything back? No, students also have to pay tax if their income is above tax-free allowance. When is the deadline to file a return? - May 31 of the following year for compulsory filers (people who had more than 1 source of income, who changed job, where the spouse is also working) - Four years for non-compulsory filers Why is tax deducted, why to file the return and what is taxable income? Your HR knows how much your monthly payment is and how much you will get paid in one particular year so they deduct tax monthly assuming it will stay the same and this is your actual taxable income and forward it to tax office. They also know if you are married or have kids, etc and consider these factors to have it more accurate. What tax office or your HR doesn't know are your werbungskosten (tax or work related expenses) like your monthly travel tickets to work, a laptop and a chair you bought for working from home or money you sent to your parents. So the main goal is to show maximum expenses to reduce your taxable income. E.g.: you earned 24000€ in 1 year and your HR deducted tax from your salary monthly seeing you earn 2000€. So your tax was deducted from 24000€. Now you file return and show that you sent 3000€ to your parents, you moved from one city to another and paid 2000€ for the transportation and renovation of a new place, you bought books, computers and paid for online courses another 2000€. So now you request by filing a return to the tax office to recalculate your return by deducting these expenses. So now if all expenses are accepted, the tax office will calculate the tax on your new taxable income (i.e. 24000-3000-2000-2000-tax free allowance-child free allowance, etc.) and give you back the difference. Can students claim their study costs of past years after they finish the study and start working (as the guy is suggesting in the video)? Not directly. They have to carry losses of every year forward to the next year (Verlustvortrag). That means if a student had study-related expenses and didn't earn in that year, he/she can file a Verlustvortrag and carry these expenses to next year and then to next year and then to another one for seven years (not four) and as soon as you earn good money you can take these expenses to that year. Keep in mind if you are a bachelor student, the chances are very low to carry your losses forward. You can carry only study-related costs to another year and not e.g. money you sent to parents. To carry forward your losses you have to file a tax return for each year like a normal tax filer with the same forms. How about sites like germantax.de? I know of many people who actually had no expense at all and did try to calculate return through online sites and it showed them back payment although they were suppose to get a return. I would never recommend someone to use these sites. You can always go to Lohnsteuerhilfeverein in your city to get it done cheaper. What costs can you add to lower your taxable income? Basic principle: Everything which has a connection to your work can be added as werbungskosten. If you buy a tie and suit to attend your friend's wedding, it is not accepted but if you buy a tie and a suit because you work in sales, bingo. The costs related to your studies (because studies are also connected to career), the money you sent home, charity, double household (if your spouse is living in another country), cost of family reunion, etc. are Sonderausgaben/Außergewöhnliche Belastung. Which can be added to tax declaration as well.

Extremely beneficial! I was about to make a blunder while filling my tax return and this video saved me BIG!.. Thanks for the amazing content!

Very helpful! Thanks a lot! Subscribed!

Thank you so much for such an in-depth detail....

Great work !

thank u, ur video is extremely helpful.

good work, keep doing it!

Dear Desi in Wonderland @ thank you so much for the effective informative video !!

Did not understand the reason behind Apply for tax once you start working ? what is the advantage ?

Would filing a tax return and claiming taxes have a negative impact on future applications for German citizenship or permanent residency?

Thanks for the Info! I have a question I actually did my masters in France (2020 to aug 2021) and moved to Germany for my full time job in Dec 2021, can I claim my taxes for my Master education?

great video, and great work! would you suggest a first time tax filer should hire a tax lawyer? according to your video there might be a lot of money i might be able to claim, would a tax lawyer make sense? also just a question, whenever you say lumpsum, i dont need to provide details of my expense right? e.g. i can just claim 20€ per month for mobile without showing receipts of bills?

THANK you for the info now, one quick question I'm a student in Germany and I buy some stuff from amazon and do some shopping, they charge VAT, now my question is can I claim VAT as well in my tax return or is there any another way to clam VAT do let me know, thank you.

I appreciate your work.

One question: The maximum amount of EUR6000 which we can claim is a lump sum amount for our whole study period OR is it the maximum academic amount we can claim per year? For example if my master fee was EUR12000, can I only claim EUR6000 as a lump sum or I can claim the whole amount in two years? Thanks!!

I got confused, by "claim" you mean deduct from your taxable income and not get refund of the total cost of the item right?

Thank you for the video! Regarding the tuition fee - tax deduction is possible only if it was financed by a loan?

Vielen Dank! ❤

Hi, Thank you for such an informative video. Can you please tell me where to find the daily lumpsum amount I can claim for a semester abroad in the Netherlands?

hii bro, @Desi in Wonderland thanks for the video,, you mentioned that we can claim the semester fee and my university provided a transportation card so is it still possible to transportation to the library and bike to university ? would it make conflict ?

Thanks for the amazing video. I filed my tax return through your video. Thanks again for the support.

Very nice video! thanks for the information! do you know if I could claim the TOEFL test cost? ;) and the translation of my documents to come here to Germany? and how do they handle is these profs are in another language that is not English or German?

Very clear information thank you! As to my question, if I am an intern for 6 months and earn more than 9k per annum, the company pays me the net salary. Is there a possibility to get the tax back in this case? I only saw info on the travel and rent costs but nothing on the tax automatically cut by the employer. Once again, thank you 😊

Thanks a lot for the very helpful info! I have one question related to electronic gadgets. Is there any upper limit to laptop that I can reclaim? If i buy 1200 Euro Laptop, then as you said it would be returned 410 euro per year installment but is 1200 euro laptop claimable in tax return?

what a knowledgeable vdo, I wonder why do you have less subscriptions. thnk u for making this vdo, u made my life easy.

Aoa thankx for such an informative video. JazakAllah 🙌, I had one question, so for filing taxes of losses incurred during student time, I wanted to ask that shd I apply for taxes of last 4 years together where first 2 were student years and next on job, or I can apply for taxes 2 years now and after sometime for next 2 years. what shd be kept in mind to receive as much return back as possible?

Thanks a lot for the great video man! I have a small but important question. I came to Germany in 2017 for a Master's degree and passed out in 2020. Now started a full-time job in 2021. I have never earned more than 9000 EUR gross till 2020. However, I have many study-related expenses and huge tuition fees. With a full-time job (started in 2021), I am planning to file taxes in 2022 for previous all years and carry forward the losses. But I have a deadline to file tax return for 2017 and that is 31st October 2021. What shall I do in this case? File tax return for 2017 so that I won't miss the deadline and carry forward the losses and add it in 2018-2021 tax returns which I will file next year?

Thanks Bro!!

Hey, Great video. Just few questions, the 6000 € limit is for tuition fees only or it is cumulative? Also just to confirm , if suppose we pay tuition fees per semester so for that year we can claim the sum of 2 semesters right ?

Thank you so much for this wonderful video brother (: Do we have to attach immartikalation copies or any other documents along with the draft to Finanzamt ?

Hi, Your video is really informative. I have a question that I studied in Germany from 2016 till mid-2019 and started my full-time work from Jan 2020. During my studies, I did some part-time work but the income was not more than a threshold value of 9000 Euros to be eligible for paying taxes. But now as a full-time employee, I am paying taxes. can I still file tax returns for my previous studying years and get some money out of my study period?

hey. so I spent one semester abroad as an Erasmus student, but, my home university was still in Germany. can I claim all these mentioned expenses (such as biking to and from the university etc) for my exchange semester, as well? note: I received scholarship money for this exchange semester.

Hey! Thanks for the video! Really appreciate the information. I have one question: The cost of the laptop/mobile is tax deductible, but can we buy the laptop/mobile from some place else like US or Dubai and get a tax deduction in Germany. Note: I have an admit letter from a german college and I wanted a laptop to start the pre-requisites for the course. Thanks in Advance :)

Thanks a lot for the video. Highly appreciate it !! I started a working student job in 2019 and my taxable income exceeds 9000 euros. I will be completing my masters in 2021. Would it be wise to file taxes when I start my full time job (assuming 2021) so that I could claim more and have more deductions on my taxable income or would it be better to file a tax now as a student?

Hi, thanks for the video. Does filling the tax return have any negative impact on your permanent residence application?

Hey, Thanks for your video. could you please give me some advice about the tax return. I have started my study in 2016 and probably I will finish my study on Oct 2019. I will start a full-time job in Nov 2019. so what would be a good time to file for tax return?

I have a question. You said previous years can be blocked. E.g, file in 2016 but forgot 2014, 2015. What happens if you file it but did not know it was blocked? Will it still go through or would have a problem with tax agency?? (im not a student)

Hi bro i have a question i got paid for december 2018 in mid of january 2019 so should i include that money in 2019 tax return or that was already returned in2018 tax return as i already filed that before. Please answer

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Could you please tell me if i can claim semester contributions fee when i file the tax returns!

Thank you for this great video. Is it possible if one returns to India after a couple of years and still claim tax refunds

Thank you for the informative video jibran, I am not getting this 'loss claim' point exactly, In 2019 half of the year I was on a student visa & half of the year I was on job search visa, I got a job in 2020, and now I have to submit tax returns for 2019 & 2020. I have 'lohnsteurbeshinigung' for 2020, so for 2020 , i can fill the form and can add all required information from beschinigung to application form, but for 2019 I am confused, what should I do? The loss claim point is still not clear to me, as for 2019 all claims must be made in 2019 tax returns, not in 2020?

Hi amazing video....just curios to know whether ARD taxes can be reimbursed if the money is paid via the student blocked account.

Thank you for the detailed video. Can someone who just came to study in Germany and returning back to the home country, having done some part-time jobs and internship but with yearly income of less than 9000 Euros get all these benefits on tuition fees, stationary fees etc.? The earning 9000 Euros is yearly or throughout the period of education?

I am considered a student even if I do intensive german language courses and so can I claim the fees of the courses? The room that I rent when I came to study in germany can I claim It?

If someone has already submitted the tax erklärung form without claiming anything like the things u talked about (semester fee, mobile cost etc etc) would he be able to get all the cost back or atleast semester fee because we payed above than 1500 € every semester or do he need to submit tax form again before the deadline or anythingelse that he can do regarding it. 🤔

Its so informative . Thanks for the video... Do we must have to earn at least 9000 Euros per year to claim all these things ? or we can claim it else wise if we are not working that much.

Hello, Thanks a lot for the video, it was very informative. I do have a few questions here, My Masters course began in 2019 and I started working Minijobs until beginning of 2021 (never crossed 9000 euros) August 2021 I started to work as a working student along with a Hiwi job and ended up getting class 6 for my working student job. I ended my hiwi contract in Nov 2021 (after three months) due to the tax class issue. Does that mean I have to file my taxes by May 2022 since you mentioned about compulsory filers? Also, when I tried adding my 2019 expenses on Wundertax (Free trial version) I received 0 refund in the end. Is that since I added only for the year 2019?

Hi Jibran, any info on how to claim money sent home in case parents are retired and you're sending monthly payments? thanks for sharing great content.

Great work! I really appreciate all your efforts! Do you know if I should claim all the student related taxes back since I worked during my studies? I've been told that I should anyway get all my taxes back only because my work was really far away.

Hi, I'm studying here since October 2020 and also doing part time jobs since then and have paid taxes for quite a few jobs which is not more than 100€. Currently, I'm doing internship in another city. So should I file the tax return for 2020 & 2021 now and claim 100€ tax and study costs (semester fees, Mobile cost, accomodation cost) now?? Thank you

Thanks for the information bro. However, I have a question regarding this. I am studying now so i am planning to apply for tax return when i get job.(as u recommend).For example, in 2021. So my que is, Do i have to show my all expenses of study in the year of 2020's tax declaration or in 2018 and 19?

Are these claims such as relocation fee and telephone cost etc. only for the students? What about those who are not students and they directly moved to Germany from abroad?

Hi Jibran, I have a question about tuition fee, i.e. in baden wurttemberg, we are paying 1500 tuition fee and 188 semester contribution to public universities also, will this fee is returnable. And I have paid two times already and next two semester i have to pay next year. when should I apply for its return, this January or next, if there is any chance.

I have a question, I am a master student. I already claimed the tax return for the year 2018. But I missed my laptop, mobile phone(which I bought in 2018), transportation and University fee etc to mention while filling tax return form. Is it possible to claim tax return for those electronics.

I am a student and I worked last year as well. So should I claim tax returns as an Employee or as a student (not sure to select which option on the website). It's my first time to file tax return. Getting confused 🤔.

I want to claim the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Can I send the 3 forms at the same time? or I need to send them separately and wait a bit between them?

if a student earns more than the maximum non-taxable income ( lets say 12000€), then also he can wait for the job to start and then file tax of previous 3 years? ( One update I believe: now a person can file for the tax for upto previous 3 years not 4 years, right?)

Hi, Thanks for making time for such a clear video. But just to be clear, I want to ask this. So i have recently filed my taxes for year 2021 with taxfix and it worked fine. Only after that I learnt that I can also file taxes on my tuition fees(which was quite a huge amount for me). I started my masters in 2018 and finished it in 2020. During these years I have not filed for any tax as I only had a working student job. My question is, 1.Can I claim Verlustvortrag and How? 2. Since I already filed for 2021, can I still do it for 2018-2020? Thankyou :)

Hello, I stay in berlin and I am a student working part-time, during the contract signing I was said students have a choice to pay the taxes & I chose not to. Now that I have started paying taxes from this year , is it possible to include my expenses of last year in my tax returns?

Hi desi in Wonderland, thanks for the video. I have a question: I have had a neben job for two months in 2019, and of course for these months I have become Klasse 6. At the time of deciding my class cathegory should I stay in the Klasse I or put Klasse VI because of these two months? Thank you and super video!!

Thanks A lot desi in Wonderland. Can you you please tell which forms are required and how to fill them. to fill the Taxes for >9000/yr amount. Thanks

Many thanks for your videos, they are really helpful :) During my study I did not have contract and I was receiving stipend. If I want to declare tax for my studying period, should I give them the information of my first Lohnsteuerbescheinigung (my first year of job) for each year of study? Thanks in advance for your response :)

Thanks for the really informative video :) My question is that my tuition fees for a 2 years masters course in a paid university costed 16080 Euros. Should I declare the entire amount in the first year itself?

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everything you talked about, are they only applicable after I finish my study and get a full-time job? can I also get them when I am studying as I am also working parttime and I get more than 9000 per year

Great Video. I have one doubt though. I have done my tax return for the year 2018 while being a student. Now I am still a student and I want to know if it is mandatory for me to do a tax return every year since i have done it once already. I was planning to do the tax return for the year 2019, 2020 amd 2021 altogether. Is it still possible?

If I claim taxes for my student years after starting a Job, then which wundertax version should I use: Für "Studierende" or "Arbeitnehmer"?

What are the conditions for Verlustvortrag to be 7 years and what are the conditions for 4 years? I see both mentioned in all the research I've done. But no where is it specified clearly when it is 7 and when it is 4.

Hello Brother, I came to germany in 2020 and paid for the language course which cost around €9500, so can i apply for the tex return for that amount?

Hey... Thank You so much for thr video. I have a small confusion though: So let's say I'm a student in 2020 and I start earning during the same year and am paying taxes but I haven't earned enough to claim returns upto €6000. So can I opt to not file or claim returns in 2020 but file my returns directly in 2021 where I would have earned a bigger amount during the year so can claim upto €6000 euro for my education? Although this education was done in 2020 and I was paying a small amount of tax in 2020

Can I claim money for a laptop that I bought from the USA while being a student in Germany? Or is it only for laptops bought in Germany?

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Hey, is there any tax return on the money spent on accommodation during the study period?

If they only base what they pay back on the income and taxes you payed but not based on expenses, then otjer students who earned less than 9000 euros are not entitled to anything? even though we had same studies and work expenses...

Thank you so much for such a comprehensive video, very relevant info. Just need to ask I already filed my tax returns for 2019, and it was for my internship. I never knew about the other costs you mentioned. Now I need to file my tax returns for 2020, and I am no more a student. Can I also file my tax returns for my whole study period starting from 2016 to 2020? I also purchased some electronic gadgets but I do not have the slips or any proof. And I also moved to an other city for internship, and I was living with my friend and my room was also occupied by a friend of mine without any contract but I was paying the rent for both the room. Can you guide me on this issue?

I got an internship for a Scottish company but my working base will be home in Germany mostly. In this case, can I claim for 74 euros per working day lumpsum amount in tax declaration?

Hello, can you please guide. For my tuition fees tax refund my Finanzamt is asking proof if this was my first "Ausbildung" or not. I already did a masters in Pakistan and then In germany I did my second masters. Should I send copies of my past degrees?

Hello thanks a lot for the video it was very informative I moved to Germany last year october as a student I got a working student job, initially in salary slips of November and December my tax class was 1 and for January which I received it has become tax class 6(which has highest tax) is it possible for me to change and is it possible for me to claim this difference in tax amount? Thanks in advance

What if your parents buy it, can you use that receipt out to claim? Or my name has to be on the receipt

Great Info

Very informational! But i have one scenario that if you do some internship/thesis in other city and you buy monthly tickets for transportation there can you claim that also? Also tell us that can you claim the TA/DA allowance for interview even if company reimburse or not? Also what about the money you spend on buying stuff(clothing and other) for office if any? Thanks again!

Hello! I did my masters in Germany from October 2018 to July 2021 during which I paid tuition fees. I started working full time in December 2021. I was wondering if I can apply for tax return in 2023 after earning for a year? If I do apply in 2023 can I still apply for tax return for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. It would amount to 5 years.

very nice work

Hi Desi, could you please tell me can I return taxes for 2019, 2020 if I am still studying in 2021? Thank you

Dear Desi . I have one question can we file the tax return for more than one year ? like i started my study in 2017 so now in 2019 can i apply for the tay return of 2017 and 2018 togather?

Hi,i am doing my Masters in Private university and pay around 7750/year for 2 years. So is it like i can claim only 6000 total of tution fee or is it 6000/year? One more thing, are travel , stationary and other allowances included in 6000 or are they excluding 6000?

I am trying to apply for tax return for 2018 but I am not getting the return as expected. After following your guide, when I come to the final page, it gives me almost only the Lohnsteuer amount. Nothing else. Any specific reason? I purchased Laptop, mobile etc and travelled out of the city for work almost 2 days a week.

Thanks for the information. I have few doubts about this. 1) Let's say I earned 30k per year and my tax is 10k (flat 33.33% tax). If I have 10k from my college expenses like laptop, tablet, mobile phone, internet, semester fee, etc. In this case, do I get back the entire 10k I paid as a tax that year, or Is this 10k subtracted from 30k and I will be charged 33.33% from the remaining 20k? 2) The official duration for my master's course is 2 years (4 semesters). Can I submit expenses from my 5th semester if it took me longer to complete? 3) The rule for computers seems to have changed from 2021, As far as I understand, there is no more € 952 cap on computer expenses. Is it so or did I understand it wrong? It is stated here Arbeitsmittel - Aufwendungen von der Steuer pauschal absetzen - Steu­er­er­klä­rung ohne Belege, Büroausstattung als Werbungskosten - Finanztip

Bro just make sure that do we need to apply by post or online? Rest of the process is comprehensively understood. Love your work.

I worked 2 months and I paid taxes on my salary. My earnings is not more than 9000 . Can I claim taxes and tuition fee of 2 semesters?

Dear bro, How do I make an appeal if I think I haven't got the right tax sem returned ? Thank you

Hi, Thank you for the video. I have certain doubts which need clarification. It would be great if you could answer them. I started my studies in winter 2018 and have worked in 2019(part time jobs), but my earning was below 9000 euros. I'm still a student and currently I'm doing a HiWi job. I was planning to do my tax returns this year for 2018 and 2019. So am I entitled to receive tax returns for semester fees, stationery, electronics, etc. or is it like I'll receive only the Lohnsteuer I paid and will be eligible for the rest of the returns when I have an amount greater than 9000 per year or a permanent job? Also, what all tax returns am I eligible to obtain when being a student and earning less than 9000euros per year? Thank you :)

Hello! can a student claim Radio bill in tax returns?

@Brother, as you had explained in the video that if someone had gross salary of 9000 euros in a year he would be eligible for the tax returns. It does not matter if you are student or not. I want to file tax returns for 2018 2019. In 2018, I did not do any work. But in 2019 I was able to earn 9k euros annually as a student. Will I also get the internship payment, university fee, transport fee for 2018 as well as I have not earned money in that year. ? I also want to mention that I do not want to wait till I get a full time job. I want to file tax returns on student status.

Possible to get secondhand electronic devices purchased in tax return ?

Informative for German expatriate..... mera ek Sindhi dost ha Tahir Hakro, aap us k bhai lagtay hain.

Hi, Thank you for the video. Its a great work man!! My question is, I had taken a student loan to do my masters from my home country and recently completed filling it in. But I have paid a good amount of interest to the base amount I took. Can I file this in my tax return? If so, I started my master's in Feb 2017 and finished in September 2019. So in which year can I file this? Thank you and stay safe:)

helpful. thankyou

can we claim the amazon shopping VAT amount as well?