As a parent, you receive monthly child benefit during the calendar year. When calculating your annual income tax, the tax office will check whether the allowances for children are more favourable for you than the child benefit.
Allowances for children are the child allowance and the allowance for care and education or training needs.
These allowances are not taken into account when calculating income tax during the year. However, they do affect the amount of the solidarity surcharge and church tax. So that the employer can calculate these deductions correctly, the number of child allowances is created as electronic wage tax deduction characteristics (ELStAM).
Parents face more challenges than those without children due to the upbringing, care and education of their children. They receive tax relief either through child benefit or through tax-free allowances.