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Currently, a voluntary disclosure to the tax office allows taxpayers to disclose tax evasion and, under certain conditions, avoid prosecution. The most important factors are that the offense has not yet been discovered by the tax authorities and that the information provided covers all relevant periods and is not subject to the statute of limitations.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid prosecution, the individual concerned must correct, supplement, or provide all information regarding a specific type of tax (income tax, sales tax, corporation tax, trade tax, and inheritance tax) to the tax office. This voluntary disclosure differs from a so-called amended tax return, in which incomplete or incorrect information is identified and corrected immediately after the tax return has been filed.<\/p>\n<p>The notification of correction is particularly relevant in inheritance cases. 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