There are a little questions about traditions and religion in Germany in the Leben in Deutschland test.
Expat’s life
German tax return Elster. Anlage Sonderausgaben
“Special expenses” (Sonderausgaben) used to be in the Mantelbogen of the German tax declaration. Now they have been taken out in a separate application Anlage Sonderausgaben. Lines are in a different order now.
Application content: chirch tax, donations, expenses for first education, maintenance of other persons.
Leben in Deutschland test. 8. Family, education
There are a few more simple topics in Leben in Deutschland test (Einbürgerungstest), such as family and education.
They are already among us: processionary caterpillars, wasps, ticks in Germany
Nature means not only pleasure, but sometimes a threat to health. This topic is about wasps, vole and mice, processionary caterpillars, vibrios and blue-green algae ticks in Germany.
Home office tax deduction in german tax return
Wolf, goats and cabbage – an old task in a new way. How do you combine a fully online high school kid, a part-time elementary school child, a dad in a home office who needs complete silence and not run around rooms, and an 11-month-old baby running around – in three rooms?
Fortunately, the hard work for solution of this difficult logistics challenge will be rewarded. The government allowed to write off days in bedlam home office at 5 euros per day.
More details about how to deduct home office expenses from taxes.
How to sort waste in Germany – what waste is going where
For residents and visitors, the authorities of many cities have made flyers in various languages with information, how to sort waste in Germany. You can find them on the town hall website. These flyers are not always detailed. I tried to collect all variants.
Elster online. 6. Household works deduction – Anlage Haushaltsnahe Aufwendungen (35a)
The landlord or management company have finally bothered to send you an annual calculation? So you can go to the household works deduction in german tax return.
Household works have now a separate Anlage Haushaltsnahe Aufwendungen (35a). It moved here in 2020 from the main part (formerly lines 71-78 Hauptvordruck).
Waste sorting in Germany. 1. Basic principles
I have never met another country where waste is sorted with such exactness. No, plastic is also separated in France. Glass is collected even in Italy. But to sort even plastic bags by their size, glass by color, and packaging by type – this is only in Germany! However, I must say that not every Bürger acts by the rules. There are enough lazy people in any country.
In the first part about basic principles of waste sorting in Germany.
Leben in Deutschland test. 7. Germany and Europe. Migrants
Leben in Deutschland test (Orientierungstest, Einburgerungstest) has several questions about the relationship between Germany and other countries (mostly Europe). There are also a few questions about migrants, but more from a historical perspective.
Note: This post does not include the changes that will occur with the UK’s exit from the EU.
Leben in Deutschland test. 6. Judicial branch
The topic “court (Judikative)” is small in the Leben in Deutschland test. All the information focuses on two questions: what courts are there and who are the Schöffen.