They checked with the Federal Tax Office if you have a religion registered in Germany so that the bank can, if necessary, deduct church tax. But the tax office couldn’t determine if you were obligated to pay church tax or not so you have been asked to verify if your date of birth and your tax number is correct.
If they are correct, then you need to speak with the tax office to find out why they couldn’t find you on their database. If there is a mistake in the tax number or in your date of birth, then you need to reply to the Deutsche Bank with the correct information.
Your bank wants to know what religion you’re part of if any so they can help the government collect your church taxes.
Church tax is a bit weird in germany, it’s mandatory as long you’re an official member of any church that exists in Germany, wich can happen simply from being baptized by that church even outside of germany.
If that applies to you and you don’t want to pay you’ll have to officially leave the church by visiting your local administratio and filling out a form (and paying some fee)
The Bundesamt für Steuern (BZSt) doesnt have information about your religious confession. And therefore deducted the Kirchensteuer/church Tax Out of your pay(?).
You have to give your Data to the BZSt and If you are Not a Christian you will propably get your Money back with your next Steuererklärung/Tax declaration. The BZSt might give you advice how to Go further about this.
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They checked with the Federal Tax Office if you have a religion registered in Germany so that the bank can, if necessary, deduct church tax. But the tax office couldn’t determine if you were obligated to pay church tax or not so you have been asked to verify if your date of birth and your tax number is correct.
If they are correct, then you need to speak with the tax office to find out why they couldn’t find you on their database. If there is a mistake in the tax number or in your date of birth, then you need to reply to the Deutsche Bank with the correct information.
Your bank wants to know what religion you’re part of if any so they can help the government collect your church taxes.
Church tax is a bit weird in germany, it’s mandatory as long you’re an official member of any church that exists in Germany, wich can happen simply from being baptized by that church even outside of germany.
If that applies to you and you don’t want to pay you’ll have to officially leave the church by visiting your local administratio and filling out a form (and paying some fee)
The Bundesamt für Steuern (BZSt) doesnt have information about your religious confession. And therefore deducted the Kirchensteuer/church Tax Out of your pay(?).
You have to give your Data to the BZSt and If you are Not a Christian you will propably get your Money back with your next Steuererklärung/Tax declaration. The BZSt might give you advice how to Go further about this.
Das ist normal.
This is German secularity