
Household related costs
- What are household services?
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This includes the following activities: Cleaning of the apartment (e.g. by employees of a service agency or a self-employed window cleaner) Garden maintenance work (e.g. mowing the lawn, cutting hedges) Preparing meals in the household and services for privately arranged moves.
- What costs are included in household services?
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The following applies to tradesman services such as maintenance measures, renovation measures and modernization measures in your own household: You receive 20% of the work costs, but a maximum of 1,200 euros per year, as a tax reduction. You need the invoice and the transfer receipt as proof.
- Can I deduct the GEZ from my taxes?
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Can I deduct the broadcasting fee from my taxes? The broadcasting fee is not deductible for people who live in a “normal” household. There is one exception: If you have dual household management recognized by the tax office, the broadcasting fee for the second home is tax deductible.
- Tenants can deduct the following household-related services:
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Gartenpflege
Reinigungen von Hausfluren und Zubehörräumen
Hausmeisterdienste
Schneeräumdienste
Straßenreinigung auf dem Grundstück
Schädlingsbekämpfung
Fensterputzer