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Check your tax assessment: Here's how to proceed
Tips for checking and structuring your tax assessment. Find out what you should pay attention to in order to file an appeal on time.
Check your tax assessment: Here's how to proceed
After you have submitted your tax return, you will receive your tax assessment. You should check this carefully as you only have one month to file an appeal. Beforehand, you should collect receipts and organize your documents during the year in order to make the tax return efficient and to have possible evidence immediately to hand. Deductible costs include, for example, advertising costs or household-related services. The processing time until receipt of the tax assessment is usually four to twelve weeks, although it can also take longer.
The structure of the tax assessment is structured. Your identification number is at the top left, followed by the date the notice was sent at the top right. Below that is the address of the recipient and on the right side the content is summarized, including information on income tax, solidarity surcharge and church tax. Notes regarding the provisional nature of the decision may appear in the middle of the upper third. A table on the right contains a quick calculation of your tax to determine whether you will receive a refund or have to pay an additional payment.
When checking the tax assessment, it is advisable to check the information on the last page of the assessment to identify any discrepancies. If the tax office differs from your information and you cannot understand this, we recommend that you contact the office by telephone. Any objections should be submitted in writing within one month. Even if your details have been entered correctly, it is important to check your personal details and bank details, especially if a refund is intended.
Checking the tax assessment also requires a close examination of the second page, on which all income is listed. It is important to check whether your wages have been transferred correctly and whether all other information is correct. In the event of an additional payment being made, you have four weeks to file an objection. This must be done in writing. If no errors are identified, a scheduled payment date transfer could be a useful measure to ensure payment is received on time.