{"id":2808,"date":"2022-02-08T11:43:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T10:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:06:43","slug":"working-from-home-this-is-what-you-can-claim-on-tax-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/working-from-home-this-is-what-you-can-claim-on-tax-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Working from home: This is what you can claim on tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If your home is the hub of your whole professional activity, expenses incurred maintaining an office at home are fully deductible. By deducting home office expenditures as business expenses, you may minimize your taxable income and reach a smaller tax burden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"when-can-i-deduct-expenses-related-to-home-office\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\"><strong>When can I deduct expenses related to home office?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various professional and spatial conditions must be met in order to be able to deduct the costs of an office at home.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><b>It must be your primary workplace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We all have different professional lives and we sometimes need to work outside the home. The Finanzamt will consider your home office as a central place of work if you work there more than 50% of your time AND you don\u2019t have another workplace at your disposal (like a coworking space for example.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><b>It must be used exclusively for work purposes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In an office, you primarily do intellectual, written, administrative, creative or organizational work. You must, however, use it almost entirely for professional or business purposes. A maximum of 10% subordinate private use is permitted. If the room is used privately more than 10% of the time, no deduction is possible &#8211; not even partially.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><b>It must be suitably fitted <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The room must be equipped adequate for your work and not contain any other unrelated private things, like a bed, children toys or sports equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><b>It must be connected but separated from your household<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Due to its location, function, and equipment, the room should be integrated into your private sphere, i.e. it belongs to your private flat or house. Rooms that do not correspond to an office in terms of furnishings and function, such as business, storage, or exhibition rooms, are excluded. A work corner is insufficient; a separate room is required. In addition to the home office, there must be enough living space as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Finanzamt can check if those requirements are met by sending in a questionnaire, so you can certify you fulfill all of them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Home-office-finanzamt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2809 rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Home-office-finanzamt.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Home-office-finanzamt-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Home-office-finanzamt-595x1024.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"which-costs-can-you-deduct\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\"><strong>Which costs can you deduct?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can deduct those expenses as part of your home office expenses:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rent\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water supply<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sewage<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electricity &amp; gas bills<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleaning costs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fees found to your \u201cNebenkosten\u201d: Property tax, garbage collection fees, chimney sweep fees, tenants&#8217; association fees (for owners: house and property owners&#8217; association), occupancy tax<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Household insurance<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For property owners:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal insurance for property owners, and renovation costs that afflict the building or condominium<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building depreciation instead<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debt interest on loans<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constructions or repair costs.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeowners\u2019 insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><b>For most of those, you will need to divide these pro rata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; according to the area of your home office to the total living area (including home office space). This means that if you live in a 100sqm home and your home office is 10sqm, you can deduct 10% of the expense (e.g: rent)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Don&#8217;t forget to include the costs of furnishing your office<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as shelves, a desk, or an office chair, as business-related expenses. These expenses are fully deductible too. The only condition is that you use these items almost exclusively for professional or business purposes. You can immediately deduct items up to 952 euros (VAT included). Anything above that amount, you will need to depreciate them over several years (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abschreibung<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"where-do-i-enter-those-expenses-in-my-yearly-tax-declaration\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\"><strong>Where do I enter those expenses in my yearly tax declaration?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For self-employed persons, those costs are assigned as business expenses. You will assign them to <\/span><b>\u201cBetriebsausgaben\u201d in the form \u201cAnlage S\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping track of those expenses can be tricky. Thankfully, using an app like <a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/\">Accountable<\/a> makes it easy. You are sure to assign those expenses in the right categories, making your life much easier when it comes to doing your tax return yourself, or with a <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steuerberater<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">You can find a detailed guide on&nbsp;<a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.settle-in-berlin.com\/tax-return-germany-steuererklaerung-english-for-foreigners\/tax-deductions-germany\/\">deductible expenses for your tax return in Germany here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your home is the hub of your whole professional activity, expenses incurred maintaining an office at home are fully deductible. By deducting home office expenditures as business expenses, you may minimize your taxable income and reach a smaller tax burden. 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