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Calculate tax-free allowances and tax liability
The calculator models German gift tax by allowance, tax class and stepped tariff, including the ten-year logic.
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EUR 400,000 per parent per child, renewable every 10 years.
The gift-tax allowance (Freibetrag) resets every 10 years. By spreading gifts across several periods, you can transfer larger amounts tax-free.
Yes. Gifts must be reported to the Finanzamt (tax office) within 3 months, even when they fall below the allowance.
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| Relationship to the donor | Allowance | Tax class |
|---|---|---|
| Spouse, registered partner | EUR 500,000 | I |
| Child, stepchild | EUR 400,000 | I |
| Grandchild (parents alive) | EUR 200,000 | I |
| Siblings, nieces, nephews | EUR 20,000 | II |
| Unrelated persons | EUR 20,000 | III |
One property is easy to miss and decisive: the allowance applies per donor and per recipient. Father and mother each have their own allowance towards each child, so a couple can transfer up to EUR 800,000 to one child tax-free, EUR 400,000 from each parent. The calculator models this through the number of donors.
The allowance renews every ten years. Whoever starts early can use it several times: a gift today and another in ten years use two full allowances.
Within the ten-year window the opposite applies: several gifts to the same person are added together. Transferring EUR 250,000 to a child in one year and another EUR 250,000 three years later exceeds the EUR 400,000 allowance by EUR 100,000, and gift tax is due on that part.
Inputs
Tax class I · allowance 400.000 EUR every 10 years
Previous gifts in the last 10 years from the same donor
Number of donors
Optimise across 10-year periods
Maximum transfer by splitting into tranches
Gift tax (Schenkungsteuer)
Gift tax (Schenkungsteuer)
Tax-freeThis gift lies entirely within the allowance. No tax is due.
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Gifts must generally be reported to the Finanzamt (tax office) within three months (Section 30 ErbStG), even when they fall below the allowance. For notarised gifts the notary files the report.
Taxable = gift + prior gifts (10 years) − allowance × number of donors Gift tax = taxable amount × rate under Section 19 ErbStG
The rate depends on the tax class and the size of the taxable acquisition: in tax class I it rises in steps from 7% (up to EUR 75,000) to 30%, in class II from 15% to 43%, in class III from 30% to 50%. Each rate applies to the entire taxable amount; near bracket boundaries the calculator applies the hardship adjustment of Section 19(3) ErbStG.
In optimisation mode the calculator also shows how a larger total transfer can be split into allowance-sized tranches on a ten-year rhythm, and how much tax that staging saves compared with a lump-sum transfer.
The calculator shows the computed tax for financial assets. For property, business holdings or usufruct structures the result depends on tax valuation, and the exemptions of Section 13 ErbStG are not modelled. Seek professional tax advice for concrete transfers.