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Tax office Hamburg-Am Tierpark

Tax class change after the death of the spouse or a domestic partner

If your spouse or partner dies, you will generally be assigned to tax class III in the year of death and in the following year.

Important notes

Prerequisites

If you and your deceased spouse or partner were not permanently separated at the time of death, you will automatically be classified in tax class III.

Documents required

  • None for tax class III
  • For tax class II "Application for income tax reduction"

Please note

  • Hamburg citizens can contact any regional tax office in Hamburg for ELStAM matters.
  • The registration offices are responsible for changing the civil status data in the register (e.g. marriage, birth).

Deadlines

No

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

In principle, you do not need to take any action in order to receive tax class III after the death of your spouse or partner.

If you wish to be classified in tax class II, you can apply for this at your responsible tax office so that the relief amount for single parents can already be taken into account in the wage tax deduction procedure.

Fees

No

Legal notes

Service description

If your spouse or partner dies, you will generally be assigned to tax class III in the year of death and in the following year.

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Address and contact information

Phone

115

Opening hours

Mon - Tue 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Thurs 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Wednesdays and Fridays

Facility info

Mensch in einem Rollstuhl Accessible

Postfach, 22520 Hamburg. Briefkasten vorhanden. Bei der ersten Leerung des Tages wird als Eingang das Datum des vorherigen Werktages (Samstag kein Werktag) auf den Schreiben vermerkt.

Public transport

U2 / buses 181/22/281/391/392 Hagenbeck's zoo

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