Tax class I applies to single and divorced employees, employees after the dissolution of a civil partnership and married/partnered employees whose spouse/life partner lives abroad or who live permanently separated from their spouse/life partner. Widowed employees will also be in tax class I from calendar year 2025 if their spouse/partner died before January 1, 2024. Employees with limited income tax liability will also be assigned to tax class I.
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