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Tax treatment of payments from the pension insurance contributions of the employment agency.

July 27, 2017 | 30,00 EUR | answered by StB Steffen Becker

Tax treatment of payments from the Employment Agency for pension insurance contributions to the German Pension Insurance (GRV)

Do these payments have to be entered as retirement provisions made by me in the "Total retirement provisions" section?

Or do these payments have to be entered in the "Employer's share of pension insurance contributions" section?

Or do nothing have to be entered in the tax return?

StB Steffen Becker

Dear inquirer,

Thank you for your inquiry. I will answer it as part of an initial consultation based on the information you provided. Missing or incorrect information can influence the legal outcome.

The pension insurance contributions paid for you by the Federal Employment Agency cannot be claimed as special expenses, as they were not borne by you. Therefore, nothing from these contributions can be included in your income tax return.

I hope I was able to assist you further.

With kind regards,
Steffen Becker
Tax advisor