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Field help: (2019) Donations and membership fees for tax-privileged purposes

Tick this box to provide information about your donations and membership fees for tax-privileged purposes. Tax-privileged purposes are non-profit, charitable or church purposes.

Donations for this purpose can be deducted as special expenses up to 20% of the total income.

For donations up to 200 Euro, the payment receipt or bank statement is sufficient.

Examples of organisations that qualify as tax-privileged:

  • SOS Children's Villages
  • German Red Cross
  • Doctors without Borders (Ärzte ohne Grenzen e.V.)
  • Veterinarians without Borders (Tierärzte ohne Grenzen e.V.)
  • Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V.
  • Aktionsgruppe Kinder in Not e.V.
  • Albert-Schweitzer-Kinderdorf Hessen e.V.
  • Society for Threatened Peoples International
  • World Vision Deutschland e.V.
  • Deutscher Caritasverband e.V.
  • Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V.
  • Kindernothilfe e.V.
  • Welthungerhilfe e.V. (German for World Hunger Aid)
  • UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe e.V.
  • Deutsches Katholisches Blindenwerk e.V. (German Catholic Association for the Blind)
  • Deutsche Blindenhilfswerk e.V. (German Association for the Blind)
  • Counselling centres for drug addicts
  • Research institutes
  • Art exhibitions
  • Art collections
  • Museums
  • Theatres
  • Universities
  • Singing clubs (not membership fees)
  • Music clubs (not membership fees)

Important: Membership fees for leisure clubs, such as sports clubs, local associations, animal breeding, singing and music clubs, etc., are not considered for tax purposes.