Ehestandshilfe Explained

Ehestandshilfe ("marriage assistance") was a tax levied on unmarried people in Nazi Germany as part of the Nazi state's policy of natalism, and used to contribute to the costs of the marriage loan system.^{[1] [2]} This was levied at a rate of 2 - 5% of gross annual income on those under 55 who were liable for income tax; under a law of October 16, 1934, it was incorporated into the income tax beginning in January 1935.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Aes uxorium
• Bachelor tax
• Tax on childlessness

Notes and References

1. Zentner and Bedürftig, p. 574.
2. [Shepard B. Clough|Shepard Bancroft Clough]
3. Schmitz-Berning, p. 122.
4. Friedrich Hartmannsgruber, Die Regierung Hitler volume 3 1936, Munich: Oldenbourg, 2002,, p. 17