Tax 2022: That will change this year for many consumers
Created: 01/12/2022Updated: 01/12/2022, 8:06 am
By: Anne Hund
2022 will bring some relief for many taxpayers - the regulation on the tax-free corona bonus for employees is limited to March.
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The New Year brings some important changes for many taxpayers.
A little financial relief is in sight here and there.
Many taxpayers * have been confronted with new regulations since this year - some of which can also bring them cost advantages.
Here is an excerpt of what will change for many consumers, which regulations will be extended and what will soon have to be said goodbye.
Basic tax credit increased by 204 euros in 2022
The so-called subsistence level must be tax-free for everyone.
For this, there is the
basic
tax allowance for income tax .
And this basic tax-free amount has increased with the new year - by 204 euros.
"After an increase from 9,408 euros to 9,744 euros in 2021, it will be increased again in 2022: to
9,984 euros
",
informed the Federal Ministry of Finance on its website at the end of 2021.
In the case of a single person, income tax is only due from a
taxable income
of more than 9,948 euros per year.
The amount doubles for married couples or registered partners to 19,896 euros, as the German Press Agency (dpa) further described.
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Higher relief amount for single parents also in 2022
Single parents
are relieved of wage and income tax with a special allowance, as the Federal Ministry of Finance further informed on its website.
For the years 2020 and 2021, the federal government has increased the relief amount due to the
Corona crisis
to 4,008 euros annually, it said there.
And further: "As a sign of the situation of single parents as a whole, the amount will now apply indefinitely from 2022."
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Tax-free corona bonus possible until March 2022
In order to take into account
the more difficult conditions in the
corona pandemic , the federal government has given employers a special allowance for their employees - what is meant is the tax-free corona bonus.
“Bonus payments (grants and support) of
up to 1,500 euros
can be paid out tax-free since March 1, 2020.
This regulation is valid until March 31, 2022 ”, it said on the website of the Ministry of Finance at the end of December.
If such an
extra bonus
is provided for employees, employers should hurry up.
More information about the tax-free corona bonus is available here.
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Use the home office flat rate this year as well - document working days
According to the will of the federal government, the tax regulation for
home office flat-rate should
also apply to the year 2022, as dpa describes.
In case of doubt, employees should be able to prove when they worked at home, the report says.
"It is advisable to make appropriate notes in the calendar for the year 2022, on which days you worked exclusively from home", so one of the tips from Jana Bauer from the Federal Association of Income Tax Assistance Associations according to dpa.
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According to the current tax regulations, you can
set 5 euros per day in the home office
, and
a maximum of 600 euros per year
.
What those affected had to consider so far: The sum is part of the
advertising costs
, for which all taxpayers are credited with a flat rate of 1,000 euros anyway.
Only those who spend more than 1,000 euros here will ultimately benefit from the special regulation.
Incidentally, the home office flat rate is
entered in Appendix N (for income-related expenses) with the
tax return .
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