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).