Indian Expat Tax Calculator
Five free calculators for Indians filing in Germany — DTAA, mid-year arrival, joint filing, and more.
Joint vs Individual Filing
See how much Ehegattensplitting (Zusammenveranlagung) saves vs filing separately. The bigger the income gap, the bigger the saving.
Individual (Einzelveranlagung)
Joint (Zusammenveranlagung) ✓
1.081 €
saved by filing jointly
Joint filing saves more when incomes are unequal — Splittingtarif moves income from the higher-bracket spouse to the lower-bracket one.
⚠ Joint filing is only available when both spouses are tax-resident in Germany or an EU/EEA country (§26 EStG). Spouse in India = individual filing only, regardless of what this calculator shows. If your spouse arrives mid-year and is resident on 31 December, the §26 Abs. 1 mid-year exception lets you elect joint for the full year.
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