‘Cold progression’ calculate Mannheim on steuertipps.de, October 28, 2008 as a result of the ongoing financial crisis, a general economic slowdown begins in all industries. Leading economic research institutes (1) expect that in the case of a review in 2009 around 400,000 jobs will be lost. And if you have a job, usually suffers from high taxes and levies. “Josef Sanktjohanser, President of the Trade Association of the German retail calls instead of short-winded, industry-specific programs, () to the Elimination of cold progression in the income tax” to think (2). It is important, the disposable income of all”to increase. What is now cold progression”and how is it calculated? Simply put, means cold progression”: real income loss despite wage increases. The salary increases the rate of tax. The State has more of the gross plus as the employees themselves.

Due to the progressive tax rate, the tax burden rises namely as a percentage faster than that Salary. Their salary increase, an employee may pay four or even five percent more taxes. The net-plus is lower than the gross increase in most cases. With the new tax calculator at kalteprogression everyone can prepare now optimally the next salary negotiation. Because now you know already how much net of the new negotiated remain gross actually. (1) d/publik/sonst/gd/2008h/gd.pdf (2) de.reuters.com/article/economicsNews/idDEBEE49M09M20081023 about steuertipps.de on-line steuertipps.de offering consumers tips and assistance around the issue of taxes. In addition to in-depth information, the news ticker reported tax currently under discussion, decisions and their impact on the consumer. steuertipps.de is an online service of the academic Association, which has established itself in the areas of tax, money and legal since 1976 as information service provider and software developer.

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