Field help:
Have you donated to independent voters' associations?
Select “Yes” if you have made donations or membership fees to an independent voters' association.
Donations and membership fees to independent voters' associations are tax-advantaged. 50% of your expenses can be deducted directly from your income tax.
Payments up to 1.650 Euro are eligible. For jointly assessed spouses, a joint maximum amount of 3.300 Euro applies.
Payments exceeding these maximum amounts are not considered for tax purposes. Unlike donations to political parties, no additional deduction as special expenses is possible.
Independent voters' associations often participate in local or regional elections. Examples include:
- Freie Wähler
- Freie Wählergemeinschaften (FWG)
- Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaften (UWG)
- Bürgergemeinschaften
- Kommunale Wählervereinigungen
You can usually find out whether your payment is tax-advantaged from the donation receipt issued or the information provided by the voters' association.
