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Child benefit from 2016 No child benefit without tax number? No panic!
From 2016, the child benefit can only be obtained if the family fund has a so-called tax identification number of the parents and children. This is currently causing concern among many parents. That's why we put together a few facts.
What will change on 1 January 2016??
If you wish to receive child benefit, you must provide your family fund with your tax identification number and the child's tax identification number.
Important changes in child benefits from 2016. Image: Gina Sanders - fotolia Whose tax identification numbers must be given?
Required are the tax identification numbers of the child for which child benefit is requested and the parent who submits the child benefit claim or who already receives child allowance.
Why is the tax identification number required to pay the child benefit from 1 January 2016??
Child benefit is paid only once for each child. The tax identification number ensures that no double payments occur.
How soon do I have to send the tax identification numbers to my family fund so that child allowance will continue to be paid?
New applications must contain the tax identification numbers. Parents who are already receiving child support and have not yet provided the tax identification numbers can secure child benefit and avoid queries by providing their family funds with the tax identification numbers. In principle, the family funds will not complain if the information is submitted later in the year 2016.
How can I tell my family funds the tax identification numbers??
If you need to submit receipts or evidence, or are in contact with your family fund for any other reason, you may want to share the tax identification numbers you need from 2016 onwards.
Can I also give the tax identification number by phone?
No. The written transmission alone ensures that no transmission errors occur when passing on the tax identification numbers.
If the tax identification numbers are not available on January 1, 2016, the family fund will stop paying the child allowance?
Basically, the family funds will not complain if the tax identification numbers are submitted later in 2016. Without the tax identification numbers, the legal requirements for child benefit are not met. If the family fund does not receive the tax identification numbers, it is legally obliged to cancel the child benefit payment as of 1 January 2016 and to reclaim the child allowance paid since January 2016.
Must also provide the tax identification number for children born before 1 January 2016?
Yes. The scheme will apply from 1 January 2016 regardless of the child's date of birth.
My child is 52 years old and disabled. Do I have to enter the tax identification number for my child??
Yes. The scheme will apply from 1 January 2016 regardless of the child's date of birth.
The tax identification number has only existed since 2008. The tax identification numbers must also be given for children born before 2008?
Yes. A tax identification number is assigned to each person, regardless of the date of birth, which is recorded with the main dwelling or sole residence in a register of migrants in Germany. Persons who are not registered, but taxable in Germany, also receive a tax identification number.
Where can I find the tax identification number of myself and my child?
Your tax identification number and that of your child can be found in the respective letter of notification from the Federal Central Tax Office. Your number is also listed on your employer's electronic employment tax statement or in your income tax assessment.
I can not find the tax identification numbers. Do I have to apply for a new tax identification number??
No. The tax identification number remains valid for a lifetime. If you can not find your tax identification number in the mentioned documents, you can use the entry form in the internet portal of the Federal Central Tax Office to ask you to resend. The notification of the tax identification number by the Federal Central Tax Office is in writing. For reasons of data protection law, the tax identification number can not be transmitted by phone or e-mail.
Can I also apply for child benefit for my newborn child before my child has been given a tax identification number??
It is advisable to apply for a child benefit only after the tax identification number of the child has been communicated to you by the Federal Central Tax Office. The application for child benefit can also be made without stating the tax identification number of the child. However, it can only be finalized if it is available.
I applied for child benefit years ago. In doing so, I gave my tax identification number and that of my children. Do I still have to do something to continue to receive child benefits from 1 January 2016??
No. Nothing changes for you. For several years now, fields for the tax identification number have been included in the child benefit application. Therefore, the family funds already have many tax identification numbers.
We live separately. My ex-partner has all the documents. I get the child benefit. I'm not sure if the family fund has the tax identification number already known. Do I have to do something to continue to receive child benefits from 1 January 2016??
Yes. Parents who are already receiving child support and who are not sure whether they have provided the tax identification numbers can secure child benefit and avoid queries by notifying the family benefits tax identification numbers.
I have the citizenship of another state. How do I get a tax identification number for myself and my child??
If you are registered in Germany, you have also received a tax identification number from the Federal Central Tax Office and can apply for child benefit.
My child lives abroad and has no German tax identification number. What do I have to do?
Under certain circumstances, a child benefit entitlement also applies to children living in other EU countries. As a rule, they do not receive a German tax identification number because they are not taxable in Germany. Therefore, their identity must be demonstrated in other appropriate ways using the personal identifiers and documents customary in each country.
I apply for child benefit again. What is then?
In the case of a new application, the parents inform the family funds about their own children's tax ID and the children's tax ID. For newborns, the beneficiary automatically receives the tax identification number.
If the child benefit is canceled in case of late delivery?
In the social media it is claimed that otherwise the child benefit will be canceled, if not yet in December 2015, the tax identification number is not communicated. That is not right. "In principle, the family funds will not complain if the tax identification numbers are submitted later in 2016. The message circulating in various current publications that a child benefit payment will be discontinued if there is no communication of the tax identification number by 1.1.2016 is incorrect ", as the BA informs.
What is with Hartz IV?
The child benefit will continue to count as income on current Hartz IV benefits. In fact, SGB II recipients are excluded from child benefit. However, the parents have to submit the SGB II reference tax ID, otherwise they experience losses. Further information on the subject area: child benefit and Hartz IV.
If you have further questions, you can call the free service telephone number of the family fund at Tel .: 0800 4 5555 30 (paying from abroad: +49 911 12031010). The phone is busy between 8 and 18 o'clock. (Sb)