Home office flat rate: Those who work from home will receive more money back in the future
Created: 09/23/2022, 16:17
By: Stella Henrich
Employees working from home should also benefit from the energy flat rate and be able to claim it for tax purposes.
But something is also happening with the home office flat rate.
Munich - Saving energy in the home office is possible, but computers, lamps and the coffee machine continue to run at home while working.
You can't really save any more during this 8.5 hour working time.
It's only too good that the traffic light coalition has now also considered home workers in the energy flat rate.
However, the money is not transferred to their account like permanent employees, for example.
Freelancers and the self-employed can settle the flat rate for this on their next tax return by claiming the 300 euros as a reduction in the income tax prepayment.
However, for those who always or regularly work from home, there is now new scope for getting money back from the state ,
reports
Chip.de.
And that means up to 600 euros and more - thanks to the so-called home office flat rate,
Home office flat rate: Up to 1000 euros from the state
According to this, anyone who works at home can include income-related expenses of five euros in their tax return for up to 120 home office days.
That's a total of 600 euros.
However, the state does not pay the lump sum net.
It is included in the advertising expenses flat rate of 1000 euros.
Anyone who has more than these 1000 euros in advertising costs will benefit from the tax advantage,
Chip.de
continues.
From 2023, it should even be possible to claim a flat rate of 1000 euros per year for 200 daily rates in the tax return.
In addition, homeworkers are not required to provide proof.
But if you want to be on the safe side, you should have your employer issue a certificate so that you can use the home office days on request, advises the online portal.
The flat rate can be used by the self-employed, freelancers, but also trainees and students.
The
home office flat rate
will be extended and improved.
Taxpayers can still claim five euros per day in the home office in their income tax return.
The
lump sum was previously limited to 600 euros per year
, but
from 2023 up to 1,000 euros per year
can
be claimed.
This will benefit 200 instead of 120 home office days in the future.
The flat rate also applies if no home office is available.
This relieves families with smaller apartments in particular, since a separate study is no longer a prerequisite for a tax deduction.
The lump sum was originally supposed to expire at the end of this year.
Source.
The federal government
Home office flat rate: Compensation for additional costs
The home office flat rate serves as tax compensation for the extra costs of working at home.
For example, if you can't sell your own study.
Employees who have a recognized office can even claim 1250 euros and more for tax purposes.
However, certain criteria must be met for this - for example, the room may only be used for professional purposes and must be spatially separated from the rest of the apartment (e.g. by a door).
Anyone who works at home can claim the home office flat rate for tax purposes.
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In this case, even proportionate costs for rent, water, electricity, heating, cleaning, insurance, maintenance and repairs can be deducted.
Costs for office furniture, lamps, carpets or renovation can be fully assessed.
Since 2021, work equipment such as computers and accessories have been fully tax deductible in the year of purchase.
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