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Here you will find general information on tax recognition and tax returns
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HomeofficeHome Office, Remote Work, and Tax Deductibility
Cars as business assets: Yes or no?Tax Tips: Company Car, Mileage Log, and 1 Percent Rule
Tax deduction for business tripsTax deduction of expenses for business trips or additional expenses for meals
Business trips with your private car under or over 8 hoursBusiness trips with a private car: What applies for tax purposes?
Trips between home and workplace: What applies for tax purposesCommuter allowance: How to deduct your trips
Trips with a private carFlat rates for business trips & travel expenses
What are operating expenses?Operating expenses: How to reduce your tax burden
Where do you declare business expenses?Deducting business expenses
Types of business expensesDifferences between business expenses
What are flat-rate business expense deductions, and who can use them?Flat-rate business expense deductions for certain professional groups, limits & flat rates, example.
Proof of Business Expenses: What do I need to keep in mind?Separation of Private and Business Expenses, Record-Keeping Requirements
What are extraordinary burdens?Tax Guide: Deducting Medical Expenses
What distinguishes general and special extraordinary expenses?Extraordinary Expenses: General vs. Special
When can you deduct medications or treatments (medical expenses)?Deducting extraordinary expenses
What is the reasonable burden threshold? (zumutbare Belastungsgrenze)Calculation of the reasonable burden threshold
Income-related expenses: Deductible costs for employed workIncome-related expenses: Job-related costs for employees
Fixed Assets: Definition, Types, Depreciation, and Tax AspectsDepreciation (AfA), special cases (GWG), non-depreciable fixed assets, a summary of fixed assets, sale, the contribution from private assets
How can the reasonable burden threshold be exceeded?Deduct extraordinary expenses from taxes
How is the reasonable burden threshold determined?This is how the tax office calculates which costs you have to cover yourself.
Where are extraordinary expenses entered in the tax return?Claim medical expenses, nursing care costs, and disability-related expenses for tax purposes
Can funeral expenses be deducted?Deducting expenses for gravesite, coffin, urn, and funeral wreaths
What are other extraordinary expenses?Extraordinary Expenses: When Special Circumstances Qualify You for Financial Relief
What is the care allowance (Pflegepauschbetrag)?Claiming care costs (Pflegekosten) on your taxes
What is the disability tax allowance (Behindertenpauschbetrag)?Claiming the disability tax allowance (Behindertenpauschbetrag) on your taxes
Are medical expenses considered business expenses?How can I claim medical expenses on my taxes?
Can you deduct the costs of non-recognized healing methods as extraordinary medical expenses?How can I deduct costs for alternative healing methods?
Are travel expenses considered extraordinary expenses?Deducting travel costs as extraordinary expenses.
Which medical expenses are not tax-deductible?Examples of non-deductible medical expenses
Which medical expenses are tax-deductible?Medical expenses: Deduct glasses, dental prosthetics, and medications for tax purposes
Can I deduct care for relatives/support payments as extraordinary expenses?Deduct care expenses, deduct support payments
Claiming Business Meal Expenses for Tax PurposesBusiness meal expenses, Hospitality expenses, Business expenses, Restaurant bill, Hospitality receipt