Field help:
Service charges
Enter the ongoing additional costs for your second home at your place of work here, provided you bear these costs yourself.
Typical additional rental costs include:
- Electricity costs
- Heating costs
- Water costs
- Waste disposal
- Service charges (for owner-occupied flats)
- Renovation costs
- Cosmetic repairs
- Second home tax
- Rental expenses (e.g. advertisements, estate agent's commission)
Important: For dual housekeeping in Germany, accommodation costs, including additional costs, are tax-deductible up to a monthly maximum of 1.000 Euro – with proof (§ 9 para. 1 no. 5 EStG).
