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... for other rooms

This text refers to the Steuererklärung 2023. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2024 at:
(2024): ... for other rooms



What do I need to know about rental income?

As a landlord, you must declare the basic rent and any service charges passed on to tenants as additional income. The costs incurred in this context can be deducted as income-related expenses.

Examples of rental income:

  • Rental income for flats or rooms
  • Rental income for garages/parking spaces
  • Service charges passed on to the tenant
  • Rent for advertising spaces and vending machine sites
  • Interest on credit balances from building society contracts
  • Compensation payment from a tenant for early termination of the lease
  • Leases for undeveloped land
  • Income from a hereditary building right

If rental income is below the 520 Euro annual threshold (e.g. for subletting), you can omit this information from your tax return. Income up to this threshold from temporary letting is exempt from income tax. This also applies to the temporary subletting of parts of your own rented flat. In this case, no corresponding income-related expenses can be claimed.

Note: From 1 January 2024, a new tax exemption threshold for rental income is to be introduced: Income from renting and leasing will remain tax-free if the total income is less than 1.000 Euro (§ 3 No. 73 EStG, introduced by the "Growth Opportunities Act").

(2023): What do I need to know about rental income?


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Did you receive additional payments or refunds in 2023?
Did you receive additional payments or refunds in 2023?
Did you receive additional payments or refunds in 2023?

If you have already settled ongoing allocations with your tenants, for example, by means of a service charge statement, please enter the additional payment made by your tenants in the year 2023 or the amount refunded by you to your tenants. These amounts are usually derived from the service charge statement for the year 2022.

Additional payments received
Additional payments received
Additional payments received

Enter here the amount of the additional payments received.

Refunds made
Refunds made
Refunds made

Enter here the amount of the additional payments received.

Designation

Enter a description for the other rooms that you rented, for example:

  • Commercial premises
  • Practice rooms
  • Parking spaces
  • Advertising spaces
Rental income

Enter here the amount of the annual rent received without allocations.

The inflow principle applies for tax purposes to rental income and allocations: Income is taxable in the year in which you receive it (sect. 11 of the Income Tax Act (EStG)). The time period for which the funds are paid is generally irrelevant.

Service charges received

Enter the amount of the allocations and additional costs received.

Allocations / additional costs include:

  • Heating,
  • Electricity,
  • Water and sewage,
  • House and hall lighting,
  • Chimney sweeper,
  • House cleaning,
  • Street cleaning,
  • Garbage disposal,
  • Community antenna,
  • Building insurance,
  • Tax on land and buildings.

The additional costs can - at least partially - be allocated to the tenants. In this case, the allocated costs are to be recognised as income. On the other hand, you may claim the costs incurred as income-related expenses (Federal Fiscal Court's (BFH) judgement of 14.12.1999, BStBl. 2000 II p. 197).

Rental income (incl. service charges) from other rooms

Total rental income (incl. allocations) from other rooms.


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