Child Fees 2016 and Tax Number Media are causing too much panic

Concern is unfounded that the child benefit payment will cease if there is no communication of the tax identification number by 1.1.2016. "It is currently not necessary to tell them or call the service numbers of the family fund." These seem to be currently overloaded with requests.

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An automatic reporting reconciliation procedure already provides the majority of the tax identification numbers to the local family funds.

If the tax identification number is not yet available at the family fund, child benefit beneficiaries will be contacted in the course of 2016 by their respective family fund. Child benefit is also paid without the tax identification number.

Numerous media had reported that the child benefit will be discontinued from 2016, if the children's tax IDs are not available. These messages spread quickly through social media. Only rarely was it as reported factually. (Sb)