Reimbursement of overpaid pension insurance contributions by the artists' social security fund

As a general rule, if you have paid higher contributions than the income threshold actually allows, your earnings will usually be automatically reduced and the overpaid contributions refunded. For this purpose, the German Pension Insurance and the Artists' Social Insurance Fund exchange the necessary information and values with each other. If you would like a refund of the overpaid pension insurance contributions in advance, you can apply for this from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Online application:

• Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
• Note: You will need a valid ELSTER certificate to log in to the online form. Alternatively, you can use your electronic ID document.
• It will take you about 10 minutes to complete the online application.
• First enter your personal details, including your insurance number. You will find this on the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse in the top right-hand corner.
• On the next page, you can indicate the year for which you have paid too many pension insurance contributions and upload any additional documents.

Application by post:

• Let the Künstlersozialkasse know for which year you have paid too much pension insurance contributions.
• Please also state your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
• You are welcome to enclose additional documents about the overpaid pension insurance contributions with your application and send everything to the Künstlersozialkasse.

After receiving your application, the Künstlersozialkasse will check your details. If a reduction is made, you will receive a corresponding notification.

If there are any queries or (further) documents are required, the Künstlersozialkasse will contact you by post.

You will receive a refund of your overpaid pension insurance contributions if:

• you have paid pension insurance contributions via the Künstlersozialkasse for the relevant year and
• you have paid more than the maximum contribution in total by paying additional pension insurance contributions.

• completed online application or informal application
• if available, a current insurance history from Deutsche Rentenversicherung or other documents from your pension insurance provider regarding the overpayment of contributions

There are no costs.

There is no deadline.

• § 22 Absatz 2 Sozialgesetzbuch Viertes Buch (SGB IV)

• Appeal. Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notice from the Künstlersozialkasse.

You can only apply for a refund of overpaid pension insurance contributions for completed (i.e. past) years.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.