Why do you have to write down on your tax return in Germany whether you belong to a church or not? Because ...

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this is important for statistics in Germany.
there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.
you have to pay more tax if you don't belong to a church.
the church is responsible for your tax return.

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Correct answer to question 291: there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.

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In Germany, church tax is collected by the tax office as a surcharge on income or wage tax. It amounts to 8 or 9 percent of the income tax and is paid only by members of a tax-entitled religious community.

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Warum muss man in Deutschland bei der Steuererklärung aufschreiben, ob man zu einer Kirche gehört oder nicht? Weil …

das für die Statistik in Deutschland wichtig ist.
es eine Kirchensteuer gibt, die an die Einkommen- und Lohnsteuer geknüpft ist.
man mehr Steuern zahlen muss, wenn man nicht zu einer Kirche gehört.
die Kirche für die Steuererklärung verantwortlich ist.

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