Deducting craftsman costs for new construction projects for tax purposes

It is important that this only applies to the wages, which must be stated separately.

Good point. I may need to ask the craftsmen again for more details on the invoice.

Isn't it true that it only matters whether you already live in the house + are registered.

That means not building/having everything built at once and then moving in, but building/having the house built and, for example, having the driveway done after moving in, or doing the landscaping only after moving in... Or having the French balconies installed after moving in... Or having the garage built after moving in...

Unfortunately, today the trend is to have everything finished at once :-)

This is new now. Also for new construction in an existing household.

...For the first time, certain craftsmen costs for expansion and new construction measures are tax-privileged. “This can be the addition of a conservatory, attic or basement conversion, but also the installation of a tile stove or a property enclosure in the form of a wall, a fence, or a hedge,”...

For me, none of the mentioned examples are comparable to your outbuilding. All the mentioned things have a connection to the main building or, in the case of a hedge or fence, an expansion of the garden/property.

But give it a try. I just have to look for your “nice little sum” if a maximum amount of 1200 (or so) is mentioned (20% of the craftsmen’s labor) ... a hoped-for nice little sum in relation to 40000 looks different to me.

I also have no idea why anyone would want to delay any trades for 10 years for 1200 euros. Especially since you already easily reach large parts of the amount each year with regular craftsmen or a cleaning help...

So we don't come to such amounts with craftsmen in a year. It's all new anyway. And we don't have a cleaning help. However, I also didn't know that the amount is so strongly limited. That's of course a pity. Then it will just be a small sum, but at least. :)

Do you actually have to prove when you moved in? If, for example, you move in December, the bills from January would still be from the same year