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Your statement dear Ypg is not correct. Currently, both are in tax class 1, as they are unmarried and have no children. If the two marry, they can switch to tax class 3/5 or 4/4. Over the course of a year, one pays the same amount of taxes with these two combinations, but usually less (in total) than in 1/1, especially if the incomes are different.

That is correct. The much-discussed choice of tax class is (in a typical marriage) completely irrelevant, unless one is living hand to mouth.

Because a hot tub in the garden is pleasant 12 months a year, it is a test of courage to go into the hot pot in winter in Iceland.

My personal pain threshold is -10 degrees. I have come to appreciate and love cooking in the hot pot in winter or swimming laps in the pool
As long as no rowdy teenagers in swimming trunks shout and yell for their social media accounts and WhatsApp status while holding their big toe in

That's how it is. The often discussed choice of tax class is (in the typical marriage) completely irrelevant if you are not just scraping by.

I'm confused again. I say that the tax choice (in your words) is irrelevant, Ralf says that I am wrong, and now you agree with Ralf and give reasons contrary to Ralf.

In 4/4 or 3/5, the same result comes out at the end of the year overall. After marriage, you have a higher tax allowance than with 2 times tax class 1.

Hello everyone,
a brief simplified explanation regarding income tax:
For a couple, unmarried, each is taxed separately, and each taxpayer also receives an allowance of about 9,000 euros.
For a married couple, the income is added together, the double allowance of 18,000 euros is deducted, and then this result is divided by 2. This is then the taxable income per person.
Example (without church tax):
Salary Person 1: 60,000
Salary Person 2: 20,000

For separate assessment:
Tax Person 1: 17,500
Tax Person 2: 2,500
Tax total: 20,000

For joint assessment (married)
Tax total: 18,300
Savings: 1,700

The more different the incomes are, the higher the savings. The tax class, and you have correctly recognized this, only influences the amount of the advance payment, not the tax burden.
In the concrete example, the lady as a tax clerk probably earns significantly less, and therefore getting married would financially be worthwhile. However, of course, this should not be the basis for the two and the wedding.
Also, as a tax clerk, the lady probably knows about this tax issue herself.

Best regards, Ralf

The greater the income disparities, the higher the savings.

It is that simple. The regulation originates from a time with lower divorce rates and the sole breadwinner model as the societal norm. The sole breadwinner was financially relieved so that he could better provide for his partner.