E. Taxes due on several pensions

How are several pensions taxed?

The joint taxation of (several) statutory pensions, Federal-employee pensions, retirement benefits from a previous employment relation with a Federal state, or pensions from Austrian pension funds is mandatory in order to avoid additional tax payments and advance payments. If, for example, you receive a federal or regional pension, as well as a widow's/widower's pension from the pension-insurance agency for employees, the wage tax due on the two remunerations is withheld from the higher pension. If you also receive a company pension in addition to your pension under the Austrian General Social Security Act, these are not required to be taxed jointly. In this case, the former employer can arrange for paying your pension under the Austrian General Social Security Act and the tax due on it. However, the employer cannot be obliged to do so. If remunerations from employees' group insurance schemes are paid at the same time, the pension insurance institute and/or the pension-paying agency will arrange for a joint tax payment.