Mini-jobbers: Who is entitled to the energy allowance of 300 euros?
Created: 05/13/2022, 08:18
By: Anne Hund
The energy lump sum is to be paid out in September to all employees in tax brackets 1 to 5 who are subject to income tax.
Who else could benefit from the money.
Many employees are already looking forward to the announced
energy price flat rate of 300 euros
.
In short: the energy flat rate.
The amount is a one-time payment as a taxable bonus on the salary that is to be paid out by the employer in September.
Employees in tax brackets 1 to 5 who are subject to income tax are to receive a
one-time lump sum of EUR 300
gross to compensate for the high energy costs.
Energy flat rate of 300 euros as a salary subsidy
The money is paid out by the employer as a salary subsidy, and the tax prepayment is reduced for the self-employed.
The 300 euros are then subject to
income tax
.
As a result, citizens with a high tax rate ultimately get less out of it, and those who remain below the basic tax-free allowance benefit from the full amount.
Energy flat rate not intended for pensioners - with one exception
It is disputed that, for example, pensioners should get nothing from the payment method.
Social associations criticize that senior citizens with small pensions are dependent on the money.
At
least
pensioners
According to Bild.de
, however, those
who have a minor job should be able to secure the 300 euros from the state.
Namely, by saying “e.g.
B. as mini-jobbers”, as the report states, worked at least “on one day in 2022”.
The Federal Ministry of Finance has confirmed to the
Bild
newspaper: “An employment relationship can also be minor employment.
In any case, the prerequisite for the tax recognition of an employment relationship between relatives is that it is seriously agreed and is actually carried out in accordance with the agreement
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I have now said that it is sufficient “that a pensioner, for example, looks after his grandson for an hour in 2022 and receives a minimum wage of 12 euros from his children as part of a mini job or from self-employment.
He then states this income in his tax return and receives the flat-rate energy price payment in May 2023.”
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Students with a part-time job could also benefit
According to the government draft, as
n-tv.de
reports on the topic, "all marginal part-time workers this year will benefit from the energy price flat-rate - both the 450-euro mini-jobbers and short-term (marginal) employees - regardless of the exact type of Taxation."
With a mini-job, you can earn a maximum of 450 euros per month.
© Axel Heimken/dpa (symbol image)
In addition to millions of pensioners, students, for example, also seem to be left empty-handed when it comes to the energy flat-rate.
"However, they can use the same trick as is the case with pensioners," as the Augsburger Allgemeine writes in its online edition.
"Mini-jobs are very common among students, which is why most of them can probably look forward to an additional 300 euros in September." You can find out here which mini-jobs are comparatively well paid according to a study.
(ahh)
