Deducting funeral costs from taxes: When it is legally possible. You cannot claim unlimited costs for tax purposes.
It must be an “appropriate amount” that you can declare to the tax office. This has been 7,500 euros since 2003. If spouses want to protect each other financially, they can draw up a joint will, the so-called Berlin Will. In doing so, they initially appoint each other as the sole heir. If you inherit more in total than the funeral costs, you cannot claim the costs as tax deductions.