Anyone who employs a person with a mini-job, for example as a domestic help, can indicate this point in the tax return and deduct the item in this way.
If you employ mini-jobbers on a 520-euro basis in a private household, you can not only benefit from low taxes, but also from a tax reduction.
To do this, enter the costs of the household mini-job in your tax return (regardless of whether it is analogue or digital).
You can have 20 percent of these costs deducted from your annual income tax.
This deduction is limited to a maximum of EUR 510 per year or EUR 42.50 per month.
Tax return 2022: Save taxes with a mini-jobber
Assuming your domestic help works for you 15 hours a month in 2023 at an hourly wage of twelve euros.
In this scenario, the assistant has statutory health insurance, but is exempt from pension insurance.
In addition, the tax advantage of 41.38 euros is higher than the fee for the mini job (26.89 euros).
If you register the marginal employment in the household, you can
save money according to
the Minijob-Zentrale .
A calculation example:
Nine mistakes that will cost you a lot of money on your tax return
Nine mistakes that will cost you a lot of money on your tax return
Earnings of the domestic help: 180 euros/month
Submission to the mini-job center as an employer: EUR 26.89 (14.94% of monthly earnings)
Total expenses: 180 euros + 26.89 euros = 206.89 euros
Income tax saved per month: 20 percent (of 206.89 euros) = 41.38 euros
Incidentally, you can also do a mini job if you have a main job – if you pay attention to certain things.
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If you employ a household help, you can save on the tax return.
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Tax return 2022: How to claim a 520 euro job in the household
In order to be able to claim the tax reduction for the household mini-job as an employer, you need proof for the tax office.
You will receive this from the Minijob-Zentrale itself. At the end of a calendar year, you will automatically be sent a certificate of your expenses from the previous year.
It also contains information about the amount of wages you paid your mini-jobber and the taxes you paid to the mini-job center.
However, there are a few points to note about this tax reduction, because you only benefit if ...
... the costs are not considered extraordinary burdens, operating expenses or income-related expenses.
... the costs are not deductible as special expenses (e.g. childcare).
This article was created with the help of machines and carefully reviewed by editor Anna Heyers before publication.
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