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Home office days per week

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Your home office costsCosts €80.00/month · marginal tax rate 31%
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Calculated from your gross pay (tax class I, 2026 tariff, with solidarity surcharge, without church tax). Type your own rate to override it.

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Your benefit from working from home

per year

+€1,669.88

+€1,669.88

With 92 home office days per year you are €1,669.88 better off overall.

Home office share

  • Office138 days60%
  • Home office92 days40%
Commuting cost savings
+ €1,380.00
Employer allowance
+ €600.00
Tax savings
+ €661.88
Internet costs
− €192.00
Extra electricity costs
− €300.00
Extra heating costs
− €180.00
Equipment
− €300.00
Net effect
+€1,669.88

Scenario comparison

Your net effect per year, depending on how often you work from home.

  • Full-time office0 days/year+€668.61
  • 2 days/week92 days/year+€1,669.88
  • Full-time home office210 days/year+€3,067.24

What you can do

  • Time saved by commuting less: 115 hours/year

    That's roughly 14 working days

  • Tax-deductible: €552.00 home office allowance

    The allowance reduces your taxable income. The resulting tax saving is included above.

How this was calculated

Legal basis 2026:

  • Home office allowance: EUR 6/day, max. EUR 1,260/year
  • Home office room: full deduction with exclusive business use
  • Commuting allowance: EUR 0.38/km (from the first km)

Office cost savings with desk-sharing:

  • Proportional rent & overhead costs
  • Cleaning, electricity, heating
  • Break areas, meeting rooms
  • With 2 days of home office: 40% savings potential

Home Office Calculator 2026 by Rechnerzentrale(opens in a new tab)2026 values