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Field help: (2020) - minus directly allocable wages in Germany

This text refers to the Steuererklärung 2020. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2024 at:
(2024): - minus directly allocable wages in Germany

Enter here only salary components (special benefits) that were granted directly as a result of a specific domestic work activity

These may include, among others, the following salary components:

  • Travel expenses,
  • Overtime pay,
  • Surcharges for work on Sundays, public holidays and at night,
  • Bonuses for working abroad,
  • Project-related bonuses.

As a rule, the employer has already allocated the expenses in the payroll and stated the tax-free salary on the employment tax statement. The tax office can check the distribution while processing your tax return.