Tax return as a temporary soldier
As a temporary soldier, you are treated like a civil servant with significant perks when filing a tax return.
The tax return is almost always important
- A tax return can be made by virtually anyone who is in taxable employment. However, this can only be submitted by the person who also pays income tax. It is relatively unimportant how long someone works in a particular job. Only the amount of wages and the associated income tax count.
- As an employee, you initially have a basic tax-free allowance of EUR 8,004. In addition, there is a flat-rate employee allowance of 920 euros and an allowance for special expenses of 36 euros. If your annual earnings are below 8960 euros, you will not be charged for income tax and are therefore exempt from the assessment of income tax. You can then go to Tax office submit an application for non-assessment and will therefore not be contacted again by the tax office.
As a temporary soldier, you have special perks
- While the entire pay of those doing military service is tax-free, as long as only military service is carried out as an activity, the situation is somewhat different with temporary soldiers. Since you have the Bundeswehr as your employer for a certain period of time, you will be treated according to your civil servant status. The higher your earnings, the higher the income tax you have to pay. First of all, like any other taxpayer, you are entitled to a basic tax-free allowance of EUR 8,004. In addition, you are also entitled to the flat-rate tax allowance of 920.00.
- Nevertheless, you will receive the usual local surcharge for civil servants, namely for the place where you are officially registered, even if your main barracks is completely different. You can also claim every trip to your barracks in your tax return, just like any other employee. You can also claim a second budget if you only go home on the weekend. You have discounts on all insurances and you can fully deduct a possible change of residence for professional reasons from the tax.
- Reside If you and your family are too far away from the barracks so that you can only go home on weekends, your family is entitled to a special separation allowance, which is paid out tax-free. Unlike other employees, you can also claim the full amount of insurance taxes that have already been paid. The severance payments that you receive as a temporary soldier at the end of your service period are also tax-free.
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