06/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - An Austro-German couple has won its case to submit a joint tax declaration in Germany, where one of them lives (Case C-329-05, ruling of 25 January 2005). Gerold Meindl lives in Germany and his wife Christine Meindl-Berger lives mainly in Austria. The couple are not separated. Christine received special maternity benefits in 1997 which are not taxable under Austrian legislation. The German tax office (Finanzamt) made Gerold pay taxation as if he were single this...