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.
With these seven tips you can save a lot of money in everyday life
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