On recently hearing that the German government are thinking of stopping the Tax splitting for families or married couples on their tax returns. My first thought was “Well, we're off to Poland, France, Ireland, or Luxembourg”.
As an ex serviceman with dual nationality, and having worked for over 40 years in a well-paid German job, I have a pretty good, rent, UK pension and service pension. My wife has under €1000, so this tax splitting works well for us.
If they decide to stop this (Upfront, I'm not sure if this would also apply to pensioners) the WISO Tax software says that I would have to pay about €2000 Tax more a year, and my wife nothing.
What are your thoughts on this.
