A groundbreaking judgment on double taxation of pensions is expected from the Federal Fiscal Court.
It should fall this year.
2021 could be
an important
one for
taxpayers
.
A
groundbreaking ruling from the Federal Fiscal Court is
expected
this year
on
double taxation of pensions *
.
As the portal
wiwo.de
reported a few months ago, the
dispute revolves
around the fact that the rules for taxing pensions are possibly unconstitutional.
Because they could, depending on how they are calculated, lead to double taxation, according to the portal.
However, according to the Federal Constitutional Court, this should not exist.
So now the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) should decide on the issue.
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Experts expect a groundbreaking verdict from
the
Federal
Fiscal
Court
this year.
According to the Evangelischer Pressedienst (epd), the hearing before the court in Munich about a possible double taxation of pensions was originally expected for autumn 2020.
Because of the corona pandemic, the date has been postponed several times.
A decision is now pending in 2021.
The oral hearing was only postponed until January, reports the portal waz.de (as of January 25, 2021), and the second quarter of 2021 is now targeted.
The Federal Fiscal Court wants to decide on the much discussed taxation of pensions in the spring, writes the portal.
In essence, the question is whether there is currently at least some of the around 21 million pensioners in unconstitutional double taxation, writes the portal.
The starting point is the corresponding lawsuit by a retiree.
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As the portal
finanzen.de.de
(as of January 25, 2021) reported on the occasion of the judgment to be expected this year, the
so-called
double control
represents
"a
major and expensive nuisance
"
for many retirees and future senior citizens
.
According to the report, depending on the individual situation, those affected lose
several thousand euros
that the tax office wrongly collects from their point of view.
This happens because the tax authorities levy taxes on the statutory pension, although taxpayers have already paid the contributions from their taxed income, the portal writes about the criticism.
However, the
issue has not yet been finally resolved
.
Many pensioners are likely to be all the more excited to see how the Federal Fiscal Court's verdict will be this year.
(
ahu) * merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
Sources: wiwo.de; finanzen.de; epd; waz.de
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