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.
Anki for German. 4. Editing Anki templates
Editing Anki templates is the most important change that affects the way your notes and cards look. Here we can add fields, decide, how many cards have our note. We can also add a opportunity to type the answer.
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.
Tax return in Germany. All income tax deduction P-W
Next part of income tax deduction in German tax return, among them the most important – deduction of expenses for work.
Not forget: außergewöhnliche Belastungen (Exceptional costs) are deducted, if they over individual limit.
How to calculate the limit of außergewöhnliche Belastungen read here
Other parts: A-D, E-H, I-N
Anki for German language. 3. Creating new notes
We are exploring Anki further. First part was “studying”, second – “editing and sorting”. Now – “searching” and “creating”
All posts about Anki
Part 1. Studying
Part 2. Editing a deck and notes
Part 4. Editing templates
Part 5. Сloze with typing
Part 6. Add a pronunciation
German tax refund – What I can claim to return. I-N
Futher with all German tax deductible expenses. Not forget: außergewöhnliche Belastungen (Exceptional costs) are deducted, if they over individual limit.
How to calculate the limit of außergewöhnliche Belastungen read here
Other parts: A-D, E-H, P-W
How to fill German income tax declaration – #steuererklaerung
30+ idioms in German with meaning astonished
In this part I collect German idioms (Redewendungen) expressing surprise and astonish.
Expressions that are noted as “common” in sources or that I have come across in books are printed in bold. usg. – umgangssprachlich (colloquial)