Field help: Designation

Specify which expenses were incurred as part of the move.

You can claim moving expenses as business expenses if you changed your residence for professional reasons. Professional reasons exist if you are starting a job for the first time or changing employers. For moves within the same municipality, a professional reason exists if the move is required by the employer (e.g. moving into or out of a company flat).

If your move is work-related, you can claim the following expenses as business expenses:

• Costs for a moving company
• Costs for packing materials such as moving boxes, wardrobe boxes, protective covers
• Rental costs for a van or costs for using your own vehicle/trailer
• Repair costs for damaged goods
• Replacement costs for destroyed/lost items
• Fees for no-parking signs
• Travel expenses on the moving day or for viewing the property
• Costs for double rent payments/ancillary rental costs
• Costs for newspaper advertisements and estate agent fees
• Procurement costs for a cooker and heaters

also the moving expense allowance:

• for a move 2025:
• 964 Euro for eligible persons,
• 643 Euro for each additional household member,
• 193 Euro for eligible persons who previously did not have their own home.

and the costs for relocation-related tutoring for children:

• for a move 2025: maximum 1.286 Euro