How students in Germany get €1000+ Tax Refund - Tax Return for Students in Germany

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[@RDX_POISON]

Hi Ahsan, Thank you for the information, it was a great help! Just one question: is tuition fee considered a claimable expense during the study period?

[@ahsanfinance]

Depends on your case. Yes in the case of your second degree (master, Phd). In case of first degree (ausbildung , bachelors) there are is a limit of a maximum 6000€/year (total claimable amount)

[@purpleno_quotes]

Hey Ahsan, I have a quick question. I’m working two jobs right now, one part-time and the other as a working student and I’m making sure I stay within the 20 hours per week rule. But my part-time job is under tax class 6. Can I still claim a tax return? Also how many times can I change my tax class in a year? where can I do that?

[@muhammadjunaid5166]

HI Ahsan ! Thank you so much for the helpful content . I have some additional questions, i would highly appreciate your kind guidance : 1. I recently bought a laptop , but I also bought an SSD could it also be claimed.? 2. I had to get my laptop repaired recently , can i also claim these expenses? 3. Can RadioTax be claimed in taxes ? 4. I actually had city registration in another city and also i was paying rent for that home, at the same time, I had to do my internship in Stuttgart and then i did werk student also in Stuttgart (total 9 months in stuttgart) . Can I claim the rent i paid for this second home in Stuttgart for 9 months ? 5. As I am robotics developer , i bought some kits to learn robotics. Can I also claim them ?

[@ahsanfinance]

yes, yes, no, yes (it would be considered under doppelhaushalt), yes

[@sav6639]

Thanks Ahsan for the updated video. 🎉 very helpful as always! I had a question. Assuming that i bought a gaming laptop worth 1500 and the max allowance was say 1000. Can i at least get refund based on the max (1000) back or nothing at all?

[@ahsanfinance]

Considering your assumption, you would at least get a refund based on the maximum. That said , It never hurts to put all the expenses you think are eligible. Sometime even the expenses you don't think would be eligible turn out to be eligible. Everything depends on your case worker

[@trinidadbosch8792]

Hi Ahsan, thanks for your channel you really bring a LOT of value! Question, I did a masters from Oct 2021 to March 2024, I had 2 mini jobs at my university (earning less than 200€-month) and 1 workstudent job the last year of studies (making ~1000€ - month) and in May 2024 I started working full time in my company. For my student years, should I claim year by year? I tried to do it in Wundertax and there is no option to claim all the student time at once. I studied in Baden Württemberg so I had to pay the €1500+ fees a semester. Thanks again!!

[@ahsanfinance]

Glad you liked the video. Yes you have to file a tax return for every year Individually. Here I would recommend following this video for each year (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpDblHeeZ5aZfZI), without submitting the tax return, check if the estimated return is good or not. If its good, then use wundertax. If not then follow this (kzbin.info/www/bejne/roDSonifZq6nhrM) and file for that year for free using Elster. If you are comfortable with Elster then you should use it for all your Tax Filings, but honestly speaking I still haven't gotten used to Elster yet.

[@ssvaksharkumar6900]

Hi @Ahsan Finance. You mentioned something about the blocked account money that can be declared. I came to Germany in October 2022 and the blocked account was released every month from October. Is it possible to declare the total blocked account money in the year 2022 something around 10,900 euros as a part of tax return or one should consider monthly amount that comes as income? In case of 2022 it would be three months amount. 2) Another question is whether blocked account money can be taken under income circumstances apart from salary from a part-time job? 3) Are the ALDI steuer programs or WISO Steuer easier to file the tax returns rather than in the ELSTER portal?

[@ahsanfinance]

For the first question, I think you misunderstood what I meant. The blocked account is your money, there is no tax on that. And it must not be declared on the tax return as its not an "Earned" income. 2. Blocked amount (if brought from your home country) would not be considered as an income 3. The level of dificulty depends on your case. The more complicated your case the more difficult it would be. I personally use and recommend wundertax ( I have many tutorials on it on my channel). What you can to is look at it and see how you feel, you only have to pay for the software if you file your tax return using the app. Its free to test and make calculations for your complete tax return.

[@ssvaksharkumar6900]

@@ahsanfinance Yes I made a test using Wundertax but the tax return is zero for the year 2022. So I am thinking of whether to pay for it and file it.

[@ahsanfinance]

Try another software like Smartsteuer or Taxfix , if they also show no return then you can think about not filing (if you are not obliged to)

[@Rs-eh1gj]

Hi ahsan , I reach germany in april and i am just doing short term job (Shifts of 4-6 hours 2/3 days a week ) . It have no tax deduction . But i paid the university fee of 8794 euro of this year can i file the tax return now or i should wait until next april ? I am very confused. Will wait for your suggestion. Thanks !

[@ahsanfinance]

For the year 2024, the time to file a tax declaration would start from 01 January 2025.

[@Rs-eh1gj]

@@ahsanfinance can i claim that fee in the expense? Its my first degree ( bachelors) and i changed my university then again i paid the fee ( my first fee was wasted ) and i have to start the year again in new university. I will surely wait for your reply , thank you :)

[@ahsanfinance]

For first degree the rules are a bit different. You can claim a maximum of 6000€/year and there is no tax loss carry forward certificate unfortunately.

[@deepDeep-wu7wr]

Hi , my income was in 2022 0, and my expenses 144 Euro , and my income was in 2023 around 7500 euro and expenses around 3000 euro , so my question is, Do I need to get a loss Carryforward certificate? i already applied and i did not receive it , i received only income tax documents.

[@ahsanfinance]

For which year did you file your tax declaration?

[@deepDeep-wu7wr]

@@ahsanfinance for both year , if you need , i can share my documents

[@deepDeep-wu7wr]

@@ahsanfinance i am waiting for your reply

[@ahsanfinance]

No need if you have already applied.

[@sheikhhaseeb2026]

Hi Ahsan , If I didn’t pay any tax as a student in 2024 , will i be eligible to claim special expense ( which will include semester fee )

[@ahsanfinance]

Yes, as I said in the video you can claim your expenses and if you didn't pay any taxes you can get a Tax Loss Certificate which you can use when you pay taxes in the Future. But remember for the year 2024, you can file your tax return in 2025

[@catalanmedia475]

Hi Ahsan, I currently have 2 part time jobs. Also the total working hours doesn't exceed the 140 full days criteria. I am a student. How will I be taxed and if my tax class changes to tax class 6, will I be able to reclaim the tax I paid?

[@ahsanfinance]

If your yearly earnings were less than the "grundfreibetrag" then you would be able to claim all the income tax in a tax return. However social contributions are not refunded

[@catalanmedia475]

@@ahsanfinance how much is the grundfreibetrag amount?

[@faizanmagsi8076]

I havent done any kind of job from dec 2023 to till today, will i be able to submit the tax returns? For 2024?

[@faizanmagsi8076]

I am a student for masters

[@ahsanfinance]

For the year 2024, you will have to wait till 2025 as you file for the previous years tax return in the current year.

[@saadali6365]

Do you provide tax return service?

[@ahsanfinance]

Sorrty no, I am not a tax consultant