January 20, 2020

Optimally deduct dentist costs from the tax

Invoices that the dentist issues after treatment can be deducted from the tax under certain conditions. The amount will then be entered in the tax documents under the heading “Extraordinary charges”. Whether the costs are actually deductible depends on the fulfillment of some criteria, which include based on the amount of income, marital status and number of children.

Which dentist costs can be deducted from the tax?

Patients can deduct dentist costs from the tax and claim them as an extraordinary tax if they are not borne by the health insurance or by the dental insurance. For example, if you, as a legally insured person, decide against regular care, dentures are tax deductible. Then health insurance usually only covers a small part of the costs and the limit of unreasonableness can be reached quickly. If the treating dentist prescribes medication or prescribes certain therapies, the resulting costs can also be listed in the tax documents. Travel expenses are also tax deductible in this context and are set at 30 cents per kilometer.

You can deduct these training costs from tax

July 5, 2018

You can deduct these training costs from the tax

Whether it’s an apprenticeship, studies or training: learning a profession costs money. We show you how you can deduct the costs.

According to the current tax law situation, everyone can deduct their training costs from the tax. This applies to initial training as well as to any further training. The difference only becomes clear when it comes to how much can be claimed against tax and whether the training costs are special expenses or advertising costs. More on that later.

Costs for continuing professional development are always considered as advertising costs and can be deducted accordingly. You can find out more about this in our tax tip: deduct costs for further education from the tax.