In the corona pandemic, the short-time work benefit helped many employees.
However, anyone who has received it cannot avoid filing a tax return.
Many people received
Corona aid from the state
in 2020
, many were or are on
short-time work
.
As far as the
tax return
* is concerned, those affected should know: Anyone who received
more than EUR 410 in short-time work
benefits in
2020
must
submit
a tax return
for the
past year
.
This is what the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein Vereinigte Lohnsteuerhilfe e.
V. (VLH), as reported by the German Press Agency (dpa).
Those affected might also have to prepare for an
additional tax payment
.
Read here:
Corona: Is there a risk of back tax payment in 2021 after short-time work?
Short-time work allowance due to the corona crisis: the tax return is mandatory
Because: The receipt of
short-time work benefits
is subject to the
progression proviso
, as the report goes on to say.
That means: If an employee receives short-time work allowance, this money is
added to his income
at the end of the year to
determine the tax rate
.
The actually
tax-free short-time work allowance
increases the personal tax rate with which the remaining income is taxed, writes dpa.
Although the short-time allowance is tax-free, more taxes are usually due.
Deduct travel costs and expenses related to work from tax
Tip
: According to the report, this can be mitigated by costs such as services and craftsmen's services, pension expenses or donations.
Because these expenses lower the tax burden.
This also applies to advertising expenses, the report says - this includes, for example,
travel expenses and other professional expenses
.
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