We are able to help you obtain these documents from Austria:

• Lohnzettel: certificate of taxable incomes,
• L1 forms,
• U1: it proves the entitlement to unemployment benefits after your return from abroad,
• S1: it entitles the taxpayer to use the full health care in the home country while working in different country in the EU.

In addition, we can help you obtain an EWR form to give you unlimited taxpayer status. This will enable you to claim a refund and qualify for various other tax reliefs.

The Lohnzettel is a form that every employer must give to their employees at the end of the year. It is a certificate of the employee's annual income and the taxes withheld from each month's wages for the previous calendar year.

To obtain a Lohnzettel form, contact your employer and ask them to issue the form. If you had more than one employer, you will need a Lohnzettel form from each of them.

To obtain a U1 form, you will need the following documents:

• Power of Attorney (obtained from us),
• payslips or an annual income certificate Lohnzettel,
• all employment contracts for the given period,
• all employment termination certificates for the given period,
• other documents.

It always depends on your situation. We will be happy to obtain the U1 form for you. Read how the service works or fill in the order form straight away.

The L1 form is the official document for filing your Austrian tax return. The attachments to the L1 form include:

• L1i - is used to confirm that you have no income in your home country,
• L1k - to claim child‑related allowances,
• L1k-bF - for claiming discounts in specific cases.

The process of obtaining an L1i form is a little more complicated. It is not a publicly available document, so it cannot simply be downloaded and filled in. You have to request it from the Austrian tax office, which only communicates in German. The application is made electronically and you can choose how the form is delivered:

• electronically - when filing via Finanzonline,
• by post - when filing via the Finanzamt.

State pension contribution - this cannot be refunded, but once you reach retirement age, you can apply for it in the given country across Europe.

Private pension contribution - the conditions differ from one insurance company to another, but it should be noted that if these contributions are refunded, the right to state contributions resulting from excess insurance over and above the obligations may be extinguished.

Severance pay - these contributions are paid by the employer and are mandatory in the same way as the state contributions. Contributions can be refunded in a one‑time payment, and only for non‑EU residents. The process can be started 5 years after the end of employment (i.e. if you worked in Austria until 1st of May, 2024, you will be able to claim contributions from 1st of May, 2029).

State contributions are not refundable. Anyone who has paid at least 180 months of state pension contributions in Austria and has reached the retirement age of 65 for men and 60 for women (the retirement age applies in 2023) can apply for a pension in Austria.