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Düsseldorfer Tabelle: child support needs by income and age

The Düsseldorfer Tabelle (German child support table) as a readable reference: income groups, age bands, needs check and the choice between table amount and payable amount.Enlarge image

The table lists the income groups from level 1 to 15 with the adjusted net income, the percentage, the amounts for four age bands (0 to 5, 6 to 11, 12 to 17 and from 18 years) and the needs check. With two buttons at the top you switch between the table amount (need) and the payable amount after child benefit. You find the level of your income and read off the amount for the child’s age without using a calculator. The version currently in force is what counts; the payer’s self-retention amounts (Selbstbehalt) follow below.

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