What does Kirchensteuer mean?
Kirchensteuer (church tax) is paid by members of certain religious communities, for example the Catholic or Protestant church.
die Kirchensteuer
It is usually deducted together with the wage tax or the income tax. It is shown on your payslip.
People who are not members pay no church tax. Check that your religion is recorded correctly.
If it is recorded wrongly, tell the Bürgeramt or the Finanzamt.
Example sentence
Die Kirchensteuer wird zusammen mit der Einkommensteuer festgesetzt.
The Kirchensteuer is set together with the income tax.
What you can do
You can state the church tax you paid in the year in your tax return.
Related words
- Einkommensteuer Einkommensteuer (income tax) is the tax on your income, for example on wages, a pension or profit.
- Steuerbescheid A Steuerbescheid (tax assessment) tells you how much tax you must pay or will get back. It usually comes from the Finanzamt.
- Lohnabrechnung The Lohnabrechnung (payslip) shows how much you earned in the month and what was deducted from it.