Hello,

This is concerning to my Income tax refund for the year 2003.

I got married, Nov the 3rd 2003 and my wife landed in Germany, 24th of Dec 2003. I have changed my tax clause (Steuer Klasse from 1 to 3 on 1st of March 2004).

Few of my colleagues are telling me that my TAX CLAUSE will be considered as 3 for the whole of financial year 2003 and 2004 (Jan and Feb 2004) as my wife landed here on 24th of Dec 2003.

Any one have come across such a situation in this Forum ?.

Will it be possible for me to get the Tax refund from Finanz Amt when i file my tax return for 2003 ?.

Could some one kindly give me more inputs in this regard....

regards
Girish

Hi Girish,
I dont know if u r still tracing this thread... but i would like to ask u what happened in ur case... for me also, it is something similar.. my wife landed in Germany on 26th december, 2004 and she was already before in Germany for last 3 years as a student...

did u get the tax refund for 2003 as well??

Thanks in advance...
-Dev.

Hi,

If spouse stays more than six months in a financial year i.e Jan- Dec then entitled to claim tax which ever over paid before spouse joining you. If spouse joins by Dec then it won't be considered for that financial year.

Hope it helps you

Regards,

Baskey

think baskey is right.
my wife came in jun and I got better Steuerklasse for whole year

hi,
I got married on 24-12-2002,my wife came in july 2003. With relative marrige document I applied for tax refund 2002 in november 2003 & got tax refund as married for whole 2002. I think if you get tax consultant, he can claim double houshold also(tax consultant suggested me that I could have claimed double householde for 2002 also). Now for 2003 I am applying double household for seven months with tax consultant.

regards

dilbir

dilbir:

Who is your tax consultant? would you mind giving his address?

Mind if I tell my experience?

we married in germany in 2001. I applied changed from LK 1 to 3. 2002 I went to tax consultant and I got 3000 back.
he told me that in 2001, we were counted as married couple. Of course my wife didn't work.
hope this help.

cheers