Wage and income tax

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8 May 2023 Number of income millionaires in Germany up 4.6% in 2019

In 2019, a good 27,400 of all registered wage and income tax payers in Germany had an income of at least one million euros. This equates to an increase of 4.6%, or just under 1,200 additional million-euro earners, compared with 2018. Income from a business establishment was the main source of income for 15,900 (58%) of these taxpayers, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Another 5,400 (20%) received their income mainly from dependent employment and 4,400 (16%) from self-employment. Other types of income only played a minor role. As regards income from capital, it has no longer been possible to provide complete data since the introduction of the final withholding tax in 2009.

5 December 2022 Donations in 2018: total amount donated up 0.9% on the previous year

2 August 2022 13.7 million employees used the tax break for commuters in 2018

30 June 2022 More and more pensions are subject to income tax

31 May 2022 26,300 income millionaires in Germany in 2018

8 December 2021 Donations in 2017: taxpayers donated 5.9% more than a year earlier

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