{"id":14997,"date":"2024-11-15T13:43:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T12:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bktkancelaria.pl\/?p=14997"},"modified":"2024-11-15T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T12:43:36","slug":"kindergeld-co-musisz-wiedziec-gdy-pracujesz-w-niemczech-a-twoje-dziecko-mieszka-w-polsce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bktkancelaria.pl\/en\/kindergeld-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-work-in-germany-and-your-child-lives-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindergeld: What you need to know if you work in Germany and your child lives in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you working hard abroad to ensure a better future for your family, while your child is waiting for you in Poland? Are you wondering whether you are entitled to Kindergeld<\/strong>German child benefit? This question is extremely important for many Polish families who are separated by a border.<\/p>\n

Complicated European Union rules<\/h2>\n

The rules on family benefits within the European Union are intricate and complicated. Particularly in Germany, difficulties of interpretation arise from the so-called \"family allowance\". residence of the holder<\/strong>, closely linked to tax residence. German office Familienkasse<\/strong> and financial courts often analyse the facts in great detail, looking at every detail of a person's life and work in Germany.<\/p>\n

If you want to know whether you are entitled to the Kindergeld benefit, read our article:<\/strong> Kindergeld - German pension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Your centre of life - a key element in your application for Kindergeld<\/h2>\n

One of the most difficult challenges faced by parents applying for Kindergeld is the need to demonstrate where their life centre<\/strong>. You may think that if you work in Germany and pay taxes there, the matter is clear. Nothing could be further from the truth. The German Finance Court may have doubts, especially if your child lives in Poland and you share your life between two countries.<\/p>\n

Legal basis<\/h3>\n

Pursuant to section 62 of the German Income Tax Act, a person entitled to family allowance in Germany is anyone who is domiciled or habitually resident in Germany, or without domicile or habitual residence in Germany is subject to unlimited tax liability, or is treated as subject to unlimited tax liability pursuant to section 1(3) of the same Act. It is this provision that poses enormous difficulties of interpretation.<\/p>\n

Example from practice<\/h2>\n

We recently represented a client whose situation emphatically demonstrates how complex these cases can be. Before the Financial Court in Leipzig, we had to face difficult questions:<\/p>\n