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Reform Proposal for Marriage Taxation in Germany: De Facto Income Splitting with a Low Transferable Amount

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  • Stefan Bach
  • Björn Fischer
  • Peter Haan
  • Katharina Wrohlich
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Two traditional options for reforming Ehegattensplitting, the joint taxation of married couples with full income splitting, are de facto income splitting (Realsplitting) or individual taxation with a transferable personal allowance. However, these proposals do not significantly reduce the marginal tax burden on the secondary earner’s income and therefore only minimally encourage married women to participate in the labor market. Another option for reform is an additional personal allowance for married couples, but this concept is difficult to understand and further benefits dual income couples with middle and high incomes. Moreover, alternative methods of taxing married couples in Germany must adhere to specific legal regulations. A satisfactory compromise would thus be de facto income splitting for married couples with a transferable amount equal to the personal allowance. This proposal fulfills the legal criteria, is easily understandable, generates a certain amount of additional tax revenue, avoids burdening the lower and middle income brackets, and encourages secondary earners to participate in the labor market.

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  • Stefan Bach & Björn Fischer & Peter Haan & Katharina Wrohlich, 2020. "Reform Proposal for Marriage Taxation in Germany: De Facto Income Splitting with a Low Transferable Amount," DIW Weekly Report, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 10(41/42), pages 423-432.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwdwr:dwr10-41-1
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    1. Maximilian Blesch & Philipp Eisenhauer & Peter Haan & Boryana Ilieva & Annekatrin Schrenker & Georg Weizsäcker, 2023. "Biased Wage Expectations and Female Labor Supply," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 411, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.

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    Keywords

    Family taxation; tax reform; female labor supply; income distribution;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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