Costs incurred due to car break-ins during working hours are deductible income-related expenses.

Employee expenses for Trips between home and workplace finds itself subject to a flat tax Traffic deduction from 291 € per year, or in certain cases additionally with the small or large Commuter allowance Consideration. Any additional actual costs that may arise cannot be estimated. With regard to the question of whether Costs in connection with the Burglary into a one on the Company parking lot parked Private cars which can be claimed tax-deductible, has become the Universal Flash Storage (11.4.2011, RV/1646-W/10) is currently being resolved. In this case, the UFS has determined that the Drive to the workplace professionally motivated is and therefore the costs for repairing the damage (in this specific case, costs for the new windows and cleaning due to the glass fragments) are tax-deductible as Advertising expenses They can be claimed. However, the cost must not already have been reimbursed by the employer. No also Costs related to work (but the private sphere), however, the Loss the music CDs stored in the car, the CD player, the sunglasses, and other Items of personal need classified. The associated value loss or the costs for the re-purchase were not recognized tax-wise.

In general, it should be noted that the costs for an accident not covered by insurance on a professional driving They can usually be claimed as advertising expenses. However, if the accident is caused by the owner’s own negligence, Grossly negligent conduct It is due to the professional connection tax-related interrupted. In this case, unfortunately, the costs are not tax-deductible.

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