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IV. What claims may be asserted in the employee tax assessment?

The following items are deductible after the end of a year:

  • Single-earner and single-parent tax credit
  • Increased pensioner deduction
  • Support money deduction
  • Multiple-child bonus
  • Lump sum for commuters (unless already claimed by your employer)

Details on the tax deductions (including multiple-child bonus) can be found in Chapter II.

This chapter focusses on:

  • Special expenses (e.g. church tax payments, specific donations)
  • Income-related expenses (e.g. typical work clothes, costs of basic and further training or retraining)
  • Extraordinary burdens with deductible and without deductible (e.g. medical expenses)
  • Official certifications and victim passes
  • Family Bonus Plus