Procedure of a parental allowance consultation
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1. book your desired consulting package
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2. we will contact you as soon as possible to arrange an appointment/clarify questions
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3. before the consultation, we need personal information/documents (e.g. prenatal proof of income), which you can upload to our multi-secured cloud server (we only use German servers and of course comply with all data protection regulations).
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4. in the consultation we explain your entitlement to parental allowance and show your options
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5. upon request (in the Top and Premium packages), we will provide you with your applications after the birth
Our service packages include the following services in detail:
In the Basic package (one-time fee of 139€), we calculate your individual parental allowance entitlement, and discuss together how you can best apply for parental allowance in your individual situation. In doing so, we go into all options and present them. We will also answer any questions you may have in this context. The Basic Package is completed after the consultation (lasting about one hour).
With the Top Package (one-time fee of 239€), you will receive a checklist from us after the consultation (as with the Basic Package), on which you will find all the documents that you can provide to us after the birth (via upload), so that we can promptly prepare your parental allowance application completely and correctly. In addition, we are your parental allowance contact until the parental allowance reference period is over.
With the Premium Package (one-time fee of 299€), after the consultation (as with the Basic Package), you will receive a checklist from us by e-mail, on which you will find all the documents that you can provide to us after the birth (via upload), so that we can promptly prepare your parental allowance, child benefit and parental leave applications completely and correctly. In addition, we schematically check the employer's allowance for maternity pay upon request and are your contact in these matters until the parental allowance reference period is over.
Important information on the basic entitlement to parental allowance:
You can only receive parental allowance if you meet the following requirements:
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You live in a household with your child and
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You care for and raise your child yourself, and
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you are either not employed at all or do not work more than 32 hours per week while receiving parental allowance, and
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Your taxable income in the last completed assessment period before the birth did not exceed 250,000 euros or 500,000 euros in the case of couples.
Parents of foster children are not entitled to parental allowance.