This is how much money pensioners are allowed to earn in 2022 – an important regulation still applies
Created: 01/21/2022, 14:08
By: Anne Hund
Senior citizens who have not yet reached the regular retirement age can also earn up to 46,060 euros in 2022 without their early retirement pension being reduced.
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Because of the Corona crisis, the additional earnings limit for pensioners with early retirement has currently been raised significantly.
Find out here what will apply in 2022.
As early as 2021, the
additional earnings limit for pensioners with early retirement
has been significantly increased as a result of the Corona crisis.
The regulation, which was initially only intended to last until the end of 2021, is now to be extended until the end of 2022.
This is reported by the German Press Agency (dpa, as of December 8, 2021).
According to this, senior citizens who
have not yet reached the regular retirement age can
also earn up to 46,060 euros in 2022 without their early retirement pension being reduced.
"The temporary special regulation for high additional income limits for early retirees should now apply until the end of 2022," explains Daniela Karbe-Gessler from the Association of Taxpayers dpa, according to the decision of the Bundestag and Bundesrat.
Additional earnings limit for pensioners will remain higher in 2022
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What those affected should know: 40 percent of earnings that go beyond the limit in addition to the pension are offset against the pension, the dpa describes.
Seniors who have already exceeded the regular retirement age are not affected by the additional earnings limit.
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Tax: If you work alongside your pension, claim income-related expenses
Irrespective of the limit, the
additional income is taxable
, as the report goes on to say.
Tip for the tax return: Even if you
work alongside your pension
, you can claim income-related expenses as a tax deduction.
And taxpayers should also check in principle, and especially with a view to the turn of the year, whether it is worth bringing forward one or the other expense or bundling costs in order to reduce the tax burden.
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