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Tax allowances - Entry - Transfer of the Kinderfreibetrag (child tax allowance)

Steuerfreibeträge - Eintragung - Übertragung des Kinderfreibetrags
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.

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Requirements

• Application www.formulare-bfinv.de/ffw/action/invoke.do?id=lst An application is required to transfer the allowances. For the transfer to stepparents and grandparents, Anlage K (Annex K) to the Antrag auf Lohnsteuerermäßigung (application for a reduction in wage tax) is also required. • When is a transfer not possible? A transfer is not possible for periods in which maintenance payments are made under the Unterhaltsvorschussgesetz (Advance Maintenance Payments Act).

Documents you need

• Anlage Kind (child annex) www.formulare-bfinv.de/ffw/action/invoke.do?id=est Annex to the income tax return

Forms

• Income tax return (Einkommensteuererklärung) with child annex (Anlage Kind) www.formulare-bfinv.de/ffw/action/invoke.do?id=est • Application for income tax reduction (Lohnsteuerermäßigungsantrag), if applicable with annex K www.formulare-bfinv.de/ffw/action/invoke.do?id=lst

Fees

Free of charge

Legal basis

• Income Tax Act (Einkommensteuergesetz) § 31 - Family benefit equalisation (Familienleistungsausgleich) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__31.html • Income Tax Act (Einkommensteuergesetz) § 32 - Allowances for children (Freibeträge für Kinder) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__32.html

Further information

• Frequently asked questions about Kindergeld (child benefit) and Kinderfreibetrag (child tax allowance) (Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen - Senate Department for Finance) www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/steuern/informationen-fuer-steuer

Who is responsible

The Finanzamt (tax office) responsible is the one for your place of residence.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 325823 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325823/