Let’s get your German tax refund

Have you ever worked in Germany? If so, you could be due to claim tax back. The average German tax refund is €1,020. So why not check what you’re owed? Our German tax experts will help you to claim every tax entitlement you’re owed.

Every year, Taxback helps hundreds of overseas workers in Germany to claim the German childcare benefit scheme (‘Kindergeld’). Even if you worked and lived in Germany but your children did not, you may still be able to claim the benefit.

Did you pay into a pension fund when you were working in Germany? If you left Germany at least 2 years ago, Taxback can help you to claim a refund of your pension payments. The average pension refund is worth €5,410.

While you work in Germany your employer will deduct various insurance contributions (health, unemployment, pension, etc.) from your salary. You may be required to prove that you paid social insurance contributions abroad in order to receive benefits in your home country. In order to do this, Taxback will help you to complete the required U1 form.

Married couples in Germany are often entitled to a substantial tax refund. The Taxback team will help both you and your spouse file a joint German tax return and claim your maximum tax refund. We have provided thousands of German tax refunds for jointly assessed couples so you can be sure we know what we’re doing!

If you’re sailing on a ship and being paid through a German company, you could be due a tax refund. We work with countless sailors who were previously unaware of their German tax entitlements. When we file your annual German tax return, we will conduct a full review of your circumstances and ensure you receive your maximum tax refund amount.

We provide German tax refunds for a large number of people working as scientists or researchers (wissenschaftliche mitarbeiter). We will check if you have overpaid German tax and file a German tax return on your behalf. With Taxback, you can be sure that you are fully compliant with German tax laws.