{"id":31308,"date":"2026-08-21T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-is-my-income-tax-calculated\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T03:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:32:24","slug":"how-is-my-income-tax-calculated-2","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-is-my-income-tax-calculated-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How is my income tax calculated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>If you are self-employed in Germany, it is important to understand how your yearly income tax is calculated. This article will break down the steps and processes of calculating your yearly income tax.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_2e60efd066\">Calculation Steps<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Here is a breakdown of how your income tax is calculated:<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">+ Your freelance income (automatically reported from the E\u00dcR)<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">&#8211; Your deductible business expenses (automatically reported from the E\u00dcR)<br \/>\ufeff+ Your gross income as employee (if relevant)<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">+ Your other sources of private income (if relevant)<br \/>\ufeff- Your health insurance, pension, and other private deductible expenses<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">= Taxable income<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_39a6d95567\">Tax Thresholds<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">If your taxable income is below 10.347\u20ac (for 2022), you will not have to pay income tax. For anything above this amount, the progressive tax brackets will apply (14% rising progressively to 42%).<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_ca364b6eb9\">Filing Your E\u00dcR and Income Tax Returns<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">In Accountable, you can file the E\u00dcR and income tax returns directly from the taxes screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/783087492\/d12c355f8c2dbb16e322ca48\/image.png?expires=1790229600&amp;signature=3f8ff619f4220926a269c2fce354f131716c4f8a3ced7b6877b7ef93b89af520&amp;req=cygkFsF5mYhdFb4V1XW4gfvNqgXWvgsDncbYpU5S7sMwb%2BevDkoauNkUr9Gl%0AjFCpNz2rlFZ4iDFnfGst8vUyCA%3D%3D%0A\" width=\"1800\" height=\"738\" style=\"height: auto\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_3b17119df4\">Knowing how much taxes you will pay<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">At the last step of your income tax return, you will see a real-time projection of your taxable income at the end of the year, and an estimate of how much income tax you will have to pay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/783089123\/34ad36671a762c53ea00e39e\/image.png?expires=1790229600&amp;signature=7dd440a4dcf31b56cc95a9c1fc13e6590ebc670010b0efdbb6ca89cb086266f2&amp;req=cygkFsF3nINcFb4V1XW4gVrIVPUsdxY9qxPWZPmjpu1qcMOT9lpf6y9tEcYJ%0A%2FLE0h0lq1UXTBxBXkUNoxrROlQ%3D%3D%0A\" width=\"2098\" height=\"738\" style=\"height: auto\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_b07f149711\"><\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guide to help you understand your income tax calculations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","help_label":[472,454],"class_list":["post-31308","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How is my income tax calculated? 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