{"id":2102,"date":"2021-08-25T18:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:28:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:28:54","slug":"understanding-the-finanzamt-the-prepayment-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/understanding-the-finanzamt-the-prepayment-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Finanzamt &#8211; The prepayment letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After you registered as self-employed in Germany, you will get several letters by the Finanzamt. One of them will be about your prepayments that you&#8217;ll need to pay&nbsp;throughout the year.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>In this article, we explain what information you can take from this letter step by step.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-vorauszahlungsbescheid\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">What is the Vorauszahlungsbescheid?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">You received this letter with a big table and lots of numbers but aren&#8217;t sure, what this actually is? Here, the Finanzamt informs you about your tax prepayments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">The state wants to ensure that all self-employed professionals regularly pay taxes on their income. So you as taxpayer are prevented from&nbsp;having to pay the tax burden all at once at the end of the year. For this reason, the state levies regular prepayments. The amount is decided according to your expected annual income and is due in a quarterly (or monthly)&nbsp;rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.20.52-1024x937.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2118 rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.20.52-1024x937.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.20.52-323x296.png 323w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.20.52-768x703.png 768w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.20.52.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"for-what-taxes-are-prepayments-required\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">For what taxes are prepayments required?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Right on top you find the important information for which taxes you actually need to do prepayments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">income tax<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Solidarit\u00e4tszuschlag, short&nbsp;<a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/solidarity-surcharge\/\">Soli<\/a>&nbsp;(solidarity surcharge)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Kirchensteuer (church tax) if it applies to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.22.49.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2120 rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.22.49.png 680w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.22.49-323x119.png 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"when-and-how-much-do-you-need-to-pay\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">When and how much do you need to pay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Next, you&#8217;ll see when you need to make such payments and how much you actually need to pay. It&#8217;s in form of a table where you see the three different taxes on the left and the period they are due above. It tells you, how much you need to pay and what the deadlines are for those prepayments.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.23.05-1024x372.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2122 rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.23.05-1024x372.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.23.05-323x117.png 323w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.23.05-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-16.23.05.png 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">The last part shows you, on what the amounts for the prepayments are based on. The Finanzamt determines them on what you earned in the previous year or, if you just started as a freelancer, on the estimate of your yearly income that you provided in the registration form. It might look similar to this.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1576\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-18.31.55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2138 rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-18.31.55.png 1576w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-18.31.55-323x86.png 323w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-18.31.55-1024x272.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-18.31.55-768x204.png 768w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2021-08-25-um-18.31.55-1536x407.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1576px) 100vw, 1576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">You see, the letters that the Finanzamt sends you look kind of scary and complicated at first, but once you understand them, they hold a lot of important information about your start as a self-employed person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tip from Accountable\ud83d\udca1:<\/strong>&nbsp;It&#8217;s always possible that you miss a deadline and forget to pay. In this case, you will get a letter with a reminder, or <em>Mahnung<\/em>. Make sure to respond to such a letter with paying the amount due right away. Worried about getting in trouble with the Finanzamt? <a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-miss-a-vat-deadline\/\">Read here, what happens if you miss a deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"got-a-letter-from-the-finanzamt-and-not-sure-what-to-do\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Got a letter from the Finanzamt and not sure what to do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Use our free AI tool <a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finanzamt-brief.de\/en\">&#8216;Finanzamt-Brief&#8217;<\/a>! Just upload your letter and the tool will give you an instant translation and explanation of the content. So you know what the Finanzamt wants you to do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finanzamt-brief.de\/en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-06-14-um-15.01.38-1024x808.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5128 rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-06-14-um-15.01.38-1024x808.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-06-14-um-15.01.38-323x255.png 323w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-06-14-um-15.01.38-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-06-14-um-15.01.38-1536x1212.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-06-14-um-15.01.38.png 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After you registered as self-employed in Germany, you will get several letters by the Finanzamt. 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