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Field help: Occupation

Enter here the name of the activity for which you have received a tax-free expense allowance.

This includes the following activities:

  1. Trainers: Trainers are persons who lead sporting or cultural activities, for example, a football coach who receives compensation for his coaching activities.

    Example: A football coach receives 4.000 Euro per year. The first 3.000 Euro are tax-free, the remaining 1.000 Euro are taxable.

  2. Educators: Educators work in kindergartens, schools or youth centres and work with children and young people.

    Example: An educator receives 3.500 Euro per year for their work at a youth centre. The first 3.000 Euro are tax-free, the additional 500 Euro are taxable.

  3. Artists: Artistic activities include musicians, actors, visual artists, etc.

    Example: A musician receives 3.500 Euro per year for performances. The first 3.000 Euro are tax-free, the remaining 500 Euro are taxable.

  4. Carers: Carers look after elderly people or people with disabilities.

    Example: A carer receives 2.800 Euro per year for looking after a neighbour. These amounts remain tax-free.

Finanztip

"Die Programme überzeugten mit einem großen Leistungsumfang, einer exakten Berechnung und allen Zusatzfunktionen. Auch Ehepaare sind hier gut aufgehoben."

Finanztip 04/2026

WirtschaftsWoche

"Der Pionier für Online-Steuererklärungen bietet Nutzern nun zusätzlich einen Import ihres digitalen Steuerbescheids und prüft auch die dort enthaltenen Daten automatisch auf Optimierungspotenzial."

WirtschaftsWoche 16/2026

Chip

"Neben einer KI-gestützten Steuerhilfe sind die Bescheidprüfung und eine effizientere digitale Kommunikation mit dem Finanzamt hinzugekommen. [...] Neben Lohnsteuerbescheinigungen kann der Cloud-Dienst nun auch Rechnungen erkennen und verarbeiten."

Chip 04/2026