Field help: Designation

Only enter salary components (special remuneration) here that were granted directly as a result of specific work performed abroad. This includes, among other things:

Travel expenses: Reimbursements for business-related travel abroad.

Overtime compensation: Payments for overtime worked while working abroad.

Surcharges for work on Sundays, public holidays and at night: Extra remuneration for work at unusual times abroad.

Expatriation allowances: Additional benefits for assignments abroad.

Project-related performance bonuses: Bonuses for successfully completed projects abroad.

Provision of accommodation in the host country: Costs for the provision of accommodation abroad.

Language teaching expenses: Costs for language courses that are necessary to carry out the work abroad.

Expenses for visas: Costs for visas required to work abroad.

Expenses for medical examinations: Expenses for health checks in connection with work abroad.

Other support benefits for accompanying family: Financial support or reimbursements for dependents travelling abroad.

As a rule, the employer has already allocated the expenses in the payslip and shown the tax-free wages in the employment tax statement. The tax office can review the allocation as part of the tax return.