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Field help: (2024) Designation

Enter here a short name of, for example, the type of work done by the tradesman or the name of the service provider (e.g. "heating repair by company Miller’").

You can apply for tax relief for the following tradesmen's services if the work was carried out in your household:

• Chimney sweep
• Repair, replacement or maintenance of the heating
• Elevator maintenance
• House cleaning
• Repair work (washing machine, stove, computer, television, etc.)
• Cosmetic repairs (painting, varnishing, wallpapering)
• Renovation work (bathroom, roof, heating, etc.)
• Facade painting
• Repair, replacement or maintenance of gas, electrical and water installations
• Key service / replacement of locks
• Garden design
• Paving work on the property

You can find a detailed list of the eligible and non-eligible services in the Federal Ministry of Finance's (BMF) letter dated 09.11.2016.