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tax allowance - operating expenses

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Steuerliche Absetzbarkeit von Betriebsausgaben
Name of the instrument - English translation
tax allowance - operating expenses
Scheme ID
49
Country
Germany
Reporting year
2015
Type of instrument
Tax incentive for companies
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Companies can reduce the corporate income tax base with their training costs. The eligible activities include education (in general schools colleges, universities), training in the current profession and re-training.

Short description of the related instruments

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Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
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Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
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Relevance
Key scheme
Legal basis

§4 (4) of the German Income Tax Law

Year of latest amendment
2015
Operation/management

The scheme is a part of the federal taxation system.

Eligible group(s)

Employers

Group(s) with preferential treatment

None

Education and training eligible

- Education (in general schools, colleages, unversities)
- Training in a profession not related to the current employment and with the aim of changing the profession
- Further training in the current profession to expand or adapt to changing requirements
- Retraining (when emloyment in the current profesion can not be continued due to health reasons)

Source of financing and collection mechanism

State (loss of tax revenue)
company

Financing formula and allocation mechanisms

Training costs reduce the basis for the corporate income tax.

Details of tax treatment (depending on the type of education and training):
- education: special expenses - partial deductibility
- training not related to the current profession: special expenses - partial deductibility
- furher training in the current profession: expenses deductible without limit
- retraining due to health reasons: extraordinary burdens (deductible without limit).

Eligible costs

Fees and other costs related to education and training

Frequency of the use

Each year

Volumes of funding

na

Beneficiaries/take up

na

Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation

Local finance offices in the name of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Monitoring/evaluation reports available

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Most relevant webpage - in English

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Most relevant webpage - local language

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/estg/gesamt.pdf

Sources

http://www.akademie.de/wissen/fiskus-finanziert-fortbildungen

Einkommensteuergesetz (EStG) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 8. Oktober 2009 (BGBl. I S. 3366, 3862
Stand: Neugefasst durch Bek. v. 8.10.2009 I 3366, 3862; zuletzt geändert Art. 2 Abs. 7 G v. 1.4.2015, Online: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/estg/gesamt.pdf

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  • Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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  • Relevance
  • Legal basis
  • Year of latest amendment
  • Operation/management
  • Eligible group(s)
  • Group(s) with preferential treatment
  • Education and training eligible
  • Source of financing and collection mechanism
  • Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
  • Eligible costs
  • Frequency of the use
  • Volumes of funding
  • Beneficiaries/take up
  • Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
  • Monitoring/evaluation reports available
  • Most relevant webpage - in English
  • Most relevant webpage - local language
  • Sources
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