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

Enter the amount of expenses incurred for your relocation.

You can claim relocation costs as income-related expenses if you have moved for professional reasons. Occupational reasons exist when you take up your first job or change an employer. In the case of relocations within the same municipality, there is a professional reason, among other things, if the relocation is requested by the employer (e.g. moving into or leaving a company flat).

If your move is job-related, you can claim the following costs as income-related expenses:

  • Costs for a moving company
  • Costs of packing material such as moving boxes, clothes boxes, protective cover
  • Rental costs of a transporter or use of your own vehicle/trailer
  • Repair costs of damaged removal goods
  • Replacement costs of destroyed/lost items
  • Fees for no stopping signs
  • Travel expenses on the day of the move or for viewing the apartment
  • Costs of double rental payments/additional rental costs
  • Costs of newspaper advertisements and brokerage fees
  • Purchasing costs of a stove and heaters

in addition, relocation costs (flat-rate amount for other relocation expenses):

  • In the event of a move from 01.01 to 29.02.2020:
    • 811 Euro for single persons,
    • 1.622 Euro for married people,
    • 357 Euro for beneficiaries who did not have their own flat before relocation.
  • In the event of a move from 01.03 to 31.05.2020:
    • 820 Euro for single persons,
    • 1.639 Euro for married people,
    • 361 Euro for each additional household member.
  • In the event of a move from 01.06 to 31.12.2020:
    • 860 Euro for single persons,
    • 573 Euro for each additional household member,
    • 172 Euro for beneficiaries who did not have their own flat before relocation.

and costs of the children's additional tuition due to the relocation:

  • For a move from 01.01 to 29.02.2020: a maximum of 2.045 Euro,
  • For a move from 01.03 to 31.05.2020: a maximum of 2.066 Euro,
  • For a move from 01.06 to 31.12.2020: a maximum of 1.146 Euro.