Question 291 of 300 · General section

Why do you have to write down on your tax return in Germany whether you belong to a church or not? Because ...

Correct answer

there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.

All answer options

  1. 1which is important for statistics in Germany.
  2. 2there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.Correct
  3. 3you have to pay more tax if you don't belong to a church.
  4. 4the church is responsible for the tax return.

Why is this answer correct?

Members of the Catholic and Protestant churches and some other religious communities pay church tax, usually 8 or 9 percent of their income tax. The state collects it and passes it on. Anyone not belonging to a church does not pay it.

Facts about this question

Question number
291 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
97% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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