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Field help: (2020) Occupation

This text refers to the Steuererklärung 2020 online. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2024 at:
(2024): Occupation

Enter the occupation name for which you received a tax-free expenses allowance.

Examples of occupations subject to the 720 Euro tax relief (the letter from the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) dated 21.11.2014):

  • Chairman, treasurer, secretary
  • Groundsman, hall keeper, kit manager, note keeper, fire brigade equipment keeper
  • Supervisors
  • Office workers, cleaning staff
  • Fathers or mothers driving their offspring to the football match
  • Referee in the amateur field
  • Helper for charitable organisations
  • Helper in church life
  • Care and training of animals, for example, racehorses and service dogs
  • Animal keeper in an animal shelter
  • Supervision in a swimming pool
  • Parish Council
  • Patient advocate in the hospital

Further information on trainer's allowance and voluntary service allowance