Field help: (2018) Designation

Specify the expenses incurred as a result of 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 covers
• 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
• Procurement costs for a stove and heaters

in addition, flat-rate amount of relocation costs:

• In the event of a move from 1 January to 28 February:
• 764 Euro for single persons,
• 1.528 Euro for married couples,
• 337 Euro for each additional household member.
• In the event of a move from 1 March to 31 December:
• 787 Euro for single persons,
• 1.573 Euro for married couples,
• 347 Euro for each additional household member.

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

• For a move from 1 January to 28 February: a maximum of 1.926 Euro,
• For a move from 1 March to 31 December: a maximum of 1.984 Euro.