Discard sickness and care costs from taxes: pensioners have many possibilities

Health and care are expensive – especially in old age. It is all the more important to know how to deduct at least part of your costs from the tax. Here's a brief overview.

A new brochure of the Pensionist Association (PVÖ) provides valuable tips for the possible wage tax compensation. Many pensioners do not think about carrying out an employee investment – not knowing that they are giving away money that they are entitled to legally.Support in filling outOn Tuesday, PVÖ's president Peter Kostelka, President Helmut Bieler and author Franz Seckel presented a fibel that provides people with valuable information on ho…

Reading time 4 minutesMany people who are retired usually did not expect to get involved with the tax office again on a larger scale. However, the reality often looks different: as soon as a tax return shows that more than 400 euros are due, the tax office can order a quarterly advance payment in the next step. This demand meets many completely unprepared. A tax ruling, which requires a few hundred euros of additional payment, is already burdens…

The austerity package of the Turkish-red-pink government also affects pensioners. Except they take a lot of medication.