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Child care: As a parent, you can deduct all of this from tax

2021-08-27T08:16:59.641Z


As a parent, you can allow the tax office to contribute to the costs of childcare. Not only costs for daycare and co. Are accepted.


As a parent, you can allow the tax office to contribute to the costs of childcare.

Not only costs for daycare and co. Are accepted.

Childcare

- that sometimes costs a lot of money.

And many families were

dependent

on a

babysitter

for the first time or more often than usual due to closed schools and daycare centers in the Corona year 2020 *

.

"It's good that you can

deduct childcare

costs

up to the age of 14 as a special

expense

from the tax,

up to two thirds of the costs

and

a maximum of 4,000 euros per child and year,

" reports the United Wage Tax Aid Association (VLH).

Deduct childcare costs from tax

Experts recommend that anyone who has

had such

expenses

should state these

costs

in their tax return.

However, the payments must be proven by means of an invoice and transfer form, the tax office does not accept cash payments.

And, according to the VLH: “You are not allowed to claim the costs for meals, for example, for tax purposes.

The consequence is that you have to pay close attention to the fact that the costs for the support are shown separately in the invoice. "

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: New rules for parental allowance: This will change for families from September.

Tax office recognizes fees for child minders and daycare costs

In principle, the following applies: Not only

fees for

child minders

or

daycare fees

are recognized by the tax office, as the Federal Association of Income Tax

Aid Associations

(BVL) explains according to the German Press Agency (dpa).

A

care by family members

can be issued according to the experts from the tax.

Here, too, the prerequisite is that the payment is based on a contract - and that the money is transferred and not paid out in cash.

In addition, the carer is not allowed to live in the household himself, as the dpa describes.

When childcare is part of a

mini job

If the salary is successful and the salary is taxed at a flat rate of 2 percent, the caring relative does not have to state the money in his own tax return.

Also read:

Children's leisure bonus: 100 euros per child for families - when the money is paid out.

Help from grandma or grandpa: deduct childcare costs

Another note according to the dpa: the parents could also reimburse the caring relatives for travel expenses.

In the event of a contractual agreement and non-cash payment, parents could deduct these costs as childcare costs, as the Nuremberg Finance Court ruled (Az. 4 K 936/18).

For the

caring relatives

, for example the

grandparents

, the

reimbursement of travel expenses

remains

tax-free

.

(ahu) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

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You must state this on your next tax return.

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Source: merkur

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