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ПриміткаThe rule of thumb (half a month's pay per year) is only orientation; usually there is no legal claim to severance at all. No substitute for legal advice. Не є юридично обов'язковою довідкою.
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Termination, settlement agreement, severance on the table - and the big question: how much is left after tax? The standard severance is estimated and normal taxation is compared with the fifth-rule method (section 34 EStG), broken down into income tax, solidarity surcharge and church tax, with a chart that makes the difference visible. This page is a preview with an example and an explanation; the actual calculation opens after you sign in with Plus.

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Що вміє Калькулятор виплати при звільненні

Severance sounds like a round sum at first, but between gross and what lands in your account sits the tax office. Because severance is an extraordinary one-off payment, it is treated differently for tax than your regular wage - and that is exactly where it is decided whether you end up with more or less. The Severance Calculator makes this calculation transparent before you sign a settlement agreement.

First the calculator estimates the amount of the severance itself. The rule of thumb is the common standard severance of half a gross monthly salary per year of employment, as referenced among others by section 1a KSchG for orientation. You enter your monthly gross and your length of service, and the calculator gives you the benchmark. Important to know: there is no general statutory entitlement to severance in Germany - the actual amount is negotiated or arises from specific constellations. The figure here is a guide, not a promise.

The real core is the tax comparison. The calculator contrasts two scenarios: normal taxation, where the severance is added in full to your other annual income, and the fifth-rule method under section 34 EStG. This computes the tax as if the severance were spread over five years, which softens the progressive tax tariff. Both routes are fully calculated - income tax, solidarity surcharge and, if you enter it, church tax.

So the numbers fit your situation, the calculator takes your tax class into account. Classes 3 and 5 are treated as joint assessment with the splitting tariff, the others with the basic tariff. The calculation uses the current 2026 tariff values, including the basic allowance, the progression zones and the exemption limits for the solidarity surcharge. So you get not a rough back-of-envelope figure but a traceable estimate close to the actual tax logic.

The result shows you for both scenarios the tax burden and the net amount left of the severance, plus the concrete saving from the fifth-rule method in euros and percent. A bar chart makes the difference visible at a glance. Fourteen ready scenarios - from long service to short - let you quickly play through how salary, years and tax class play out.

An honest word on the nature of the tool: the Severance Calculator is an estimation and comparison tool, not tax or legal advice. It helps you understand the ballpark and go well prepared into a conversation with your employer, works council, tax advisor or lawyer - but it does not replace them. The actual tax treatment depends on your overall case.

Everything runs in your browser. Your salary and tax data are not sent to a server and not stored. No account, no signup, no sharing - exactly right for such personal figures.

Функції

Estimate standard severance

Benchmark by the rule of thumb of half a monthly gross per year of service (orientation per section 1a KSchG).

Tax comparison with the fifth rule

Normal taxation against the fifth-rule method under section 34 EStG - fully calculated.

Breakdown by tax type

Income tax, solidarity surcharge and optionally church tax shown separately.

Tax class included

Classes 1 to 6, with the splitting tariff for 3 and 5 - close to the actual 2026 tax logic.

Saving and chart

The tax saving in euros and percent, plus a bar chart that makes the difference visible.

14 scenarios, client-side

Fourteen presets to play through quickly. Your data stays in the browser, no signup.

Як це працює

  1. 1

    Enter the key figures

    Enter monthly gross, length of service, age, tax class and church tax - or take a scenario.

  2. 2

    Read the severance amount

    The calculator shows you the benchmark of the standard severance as a starting point.

  3. 3

    Check the tax comparison

    Look at normal taxation and the fifth rule side by side, including net and saving.

  4. 4

    Go prepared into the conversation

    Use the estimate as a basis for the conversation with employer, works council, tax advisor or lawyer.

Кому це потрібно

→Employees who want to know the net amount before a settlement agreement.
→People estimating the tax benefit of the fifth-rule method for their case.
→Anyone preparing for a severance conversation with employer or works council.
→Those affected by a redundancy who want to gauge the ballpark.
→People seeking a first orientation before the appointment with a tax advisor.

Поширені запитання

Am I entitled to severance?

There is no general statutory entitlement to severance in Germany. It usually arises from a settlement agreement, a social plan, a court settlement or specific rules like section 1a KSchG. The calculator gives you a common benchmark, not a promise.

What is the fifth-rule method?

The fifth-rule method under section 34 EStG is a tax relief for extraordinary income like severance. Simplified, the tax is calculated as if the severance were spread over five years, which softens the effect of the progressive tariff and can lower the tax burden.

How is the severance amount estimated?

Via the common rule of thumb: half a gross monthly salary per year of service. This standard severance serves as orientation, among others in section 1a KSchG. The actual amount can differ significantly depending on negotiation, social plan or individual case.

Is the result tax advice?

No. The Severance Calculator is an estimation and comparison tool and does not replace tax or legal advice. It helps you understand the ballpark; the binding treatment of your case is clarified by a tax advisor or the tax office.

Which tax values underlie the calculation?

The calculation uses the 2026 tariff values, including the basic allowance, the progression zones of the income tax tariff and the exemption limits for the solidarity surcharge. The tax class feeds in via the basic or splitting tariff.

Is my data stored?

No. The entire calculation runs in your browser. Your salary and tax data are not sent to a server and not stored.

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