Needed documents
In order to apply for your tax refund, we will need the following documents from you:
- Original Lohnsteuerbescheinigung - the tax authorities in Germany require your original payment documents and so does VerdeTax.
Lohnsteuerbescheinigung is the payment document which you should receive from each employer, you might have, as soon as the employment has ended. The document includes the total amounts of the wages which you have received, the amounts of the withheld income tax as well as the withheld social insurances.
- Original Bescheinigung EWR
Bescheinigung EU/ EWR - it is a certificate, issued by the local tax authorities. It confirms and proofs the local income you might have received in the relevant tax year in your home country. The document is issued to tax payers of the countries that ARE members of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Bescheinigung außerhalb EU/EWR it is a certificate, issued by the local tax authorities. It confirms and proofs the local income you might have received in the relevant tax year in your home country. The document is issued to tax payers of the countries that are NOT members of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
- copy of passport / ID card- we need them on order to confirm your personal details and your citizenship.
- Completed and signed VerdePack - this is our company set of documents. We will need you to fill it in, sign and send it to us, so we can start your refund process.