{"id":164373,"date":"2022-07-28T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T10:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/?p=164373"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:48:26","slug":"tax-tips-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/tax-tips-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax tips for students: Claim taxes and save money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-78firl-c631ae41a668636fcb7900020bc361a5 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells av-break-at-tablet  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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av-dyhr5-99927f5945708bf13e84cb9abee7d045 av-gridrow-cell av_one_half no_margin  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l64whamw-7e61f69c60b4d870d87fd3325b3bbfdd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l64whamw-7e61f69c60b4d870d87fd3325b3bbfdd{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l64whamw-7e61f69c60b4d870d87fd3325b3bbfdd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l64whamw-7e61f69c60b4d870d87fd3325b3bbfdd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l64whamw-7e61f69c60b4d870d87fd3325b3bbfdd av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Tax tips for students: Claim taxes and save money<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jtogly79-ad57aec588c41c3e6e0fd3a450386ad1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jtogly79-ad57aec588c41c3e6e0fd3a450386ad1{\nheight:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jtogly79-ad57aec588c41c3e6e0fd3a450386ad1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jtjtmedc-32aa8e1c6ffcbae42d838925d9b3f0a9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written by <strong>Martin H\u00f6gerl, Jul 28, 2022<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-bbw9h-e9ea24d4a9970947ae9a10c1728f5755 sc-av_one_full av-break-at-tablet-flextable av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bbw9h-e9ea24d4a9970947ae9a10c1728f5755\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-bbw9h-e9ea24d4a9970947ae9a10c1728f5755{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-bbw9h-e9ea24d4a9970947ae9a10c1728f5755{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bbw9h-e9ea24d4a9970947ae9a10c1728f5755 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  first av-break-at-tablet flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jtjtmedc-32aa8e1c6ffcbae42d838925d9b3f0a9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The world of finance can sometimes be a little bit complicated and confusing. However, today we will guide you through this jungle by <strong>providing tax tips for students<\/strong>. There are oftentimes tax benefits, tax allowances or tax returns for students that you can easily and quickly apply for. We show you how that works and what you need to keep in mind!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwngsj4z-cbfecca7ffa51f08c56306e8e3b59a6f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Table of Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#What can students write off against taxes?\">What can students write off against taxes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#The 8 most important tax tips for students\">The 8 most important tax tips for students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-73734u-e654b2f47cc625f39101c2a047ce5327 main_color avia-section-default avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-164373'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-6ab8a152f2767636b4ec976215df964a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 id=\"What can students write off against taxes?\">What can students write off against taxes?<\/h2>\n<p>In principle, <strong>occupational expenses<\/strong> are especially interesting to students because this way you can write many expenses for university off against taxes, as long as you earn <strong>more than \u20ac12,000 per year<\/strong>. Occupational expenses are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition fees<\/li>\n<li>Text books, specialist literature and lecture notes<\/li>\n<li>Computer, laptop and accessories<\/li>\n<li>Travel and commuting costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The requirements for occupational expenses are that they are <strong>essential to your education<\/strong>. You can only write off against taxes whatever you buy for university. For example, you cannot write off your personal laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how you can write these expenses off against taxes in our first tip!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-41246adb82eb20f9271331161b8c66cb hr-short  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-6ab8a152f2767636b4ec976215df964a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 id=\"The 8 most important tax tips for students\">The 8 most important tax tips for students<\/h2>\n<p>Taxes, allowances and tax deductibles might sound confusing for some people, that\u2019s why we have gathered 8 tips for you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-41246adb82eb20f9271331161b8c66cb hr-short  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_full  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-6kn5ly-94af8cf6914488984c70ba8b33658f5e sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6kn5ly-94af8cf6914488984c70ba8b33658f5e\">\n.flex_column.av-6kn5ly-94af8cf6914488984c70ba8b33658f5e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6kn5ly-94af8cf6914488984c70ba8b33658f5e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-60022e-3056b2e5cc65feac7318f4cf52b2daee '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>1. Arbeitnehmer:innenveranlagung (employee assessment)<\/h3>\n<p>You can get tax allowances by handing in your employee assessment via the online platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/steuern-finanzen\/selbststaendigkeit-und-steuern\/finanzonline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FinanzOnline<\/span><\/a> or at the responsible tax office.<\/p>\n<p>For students the most interesting part of the tax assessment is the above-mentioned occupational expenses. They include all expenses that are essential for your education (<strong>educational costs<\/strong>). You can write them off against taxes, as long as you earn more than \u20ac12,000 per year. You can enter the expenses into the category \u201cL1 \u2013 Werbungskosten\u201d of the form.<\/p>\n<p>You should collect all the <strong>receipts<\/strong> of educational costs, including laptops, books, tickets, lecture notes, etc. Only then can you write them off against taxes. You need to keep the bills for <strong>seven years<\/strong> because the tax office might demand proof within this period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: You have five years to hand in your employee assessment. Therefore, it is worth to complete the employee assessment for the last years too, if you haven\u2019t done it yet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div  class='hr av-67ddri-41246adb82eb20f9271331161b8c66cb hr-short  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>2. Social security repayment \/ tax credit<\/h3>\n<p>If you earn less than <strong>\u20ac21,500 per year<\/strong> and pay social security contributions, then you are entitled to a partial repayment. This SV-repayment, also called tax credit, amounts to <strong>50% of the paid contributions<\/strong>. You can apply for the tax credit via the <strong>employee assessment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: Obligatory and voluntary interns are usually entitled to the tax credit. So, if you are doing an internship, you should definitely hand in your employee assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-41246adb82eb20f9271331161b8c66cb hr-short  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_full  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6kn5ly-10d6ab2bde8a6b8af5445d278dbf0a5d\">\n.flex_column.av-6kn5ly-10d6ab2bde8a6b8af5445d278dbf0a5d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6kn5ly-10d6ab2bde8a6b8af5445d278dbf0a5d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-60022e-53bb3d26fdc2272bcdd40065ab042c11 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>3. Tax allowance: Residence \u2013 Study location<\/h3>\n<p>If your place of study is further than <strong>80km<\/strong> away from your parents\u2018 home address or the quickest itinerary via public transport is more than <strong>one hour<\/strong>, then your parents can apply for a <strong>monthly tax allowance of \u20ac110<\/strong>. However, only if there is no equal educational facility at your residence. Your parents can apply for the allowance via the employee assessment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: To calculate the distance or duration, you can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/pendlerrechner.bmf.gv.at\/pendlerrechner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">commuting calculator tool<\/span><\/a> of the Ministry of Finances.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='hr av-67ddri-48eadd876d12e819a4be49c39417a84f hr-short  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>4. Health insurance<\/h3>\n<p>As a student you can benefit from your <strong>parents\u2018 health insurance<\/strong>. This way you don\u2019t have to pay for your own insurance and profit from their health insurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: You can choose whether you profit from your father\u2019s or mother\u2019s health insurance. So, compare both of them because some health insurance providers cover more costs than others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-48eadd876d12e819a4be49c39417a84f hr-short  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>5. Retirement insurance<\/h3>\n<p>If you have <strong>marginal employment<\/strong> while studying, then you can choose voluntary insurance because in most cases you are only insured for accidents. For your health insurance you can choose your parents\u2018 or your own insurance. Furthermore, you can pick a <strong>voluntary retirement insurance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: If you have marginal employment, you can write the social security contributions off against the taxes (tax credit) and get 50% of the contributions back.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-48eadd876d12e819a4be49c39417a84f hr-short  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>6. Family allowance<\/h3>\n<p>Your parents can continue to receive family allowance as long as you are an ordinary student under 24. If you work in addition to your studies, you should pay attention to the <strong>additional income limit<\/strong>, which is \u20ac15,000 per year. Furthermore, you must send your <strong>proof of matriculation<\/strong> to the tax office. Here is all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/child-benefit-for-students\/\"><u>the information as well as requirements for family allowance<\/u><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: When you turn 18 years old, you can demand that the family allowance is directly transferred to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/student-bank-account-comparison-of-best-options\/\"><u>bank account<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-48eadd876d12e819a4be49c39417a84f hr-short  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>7. Marginal employments<\/h3>\n<p>If you have <strong>more than one<\/strong> marginal employment, you surpass the marginal earning limit. In this case, you will be billed with <strong>health insurance contributions<\/strong> afterwards, even though you have not benefited from it during the year. Therefore, you should make all of your employments known during the year at the competent authority (depending on your residence). If you are still looking for a mini job, we present to you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/jobs-for-students\/\"><u>the best jobs for students<\/u><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: If you have more than one marginal employment and pay social security contributions afterwards, then you can get half of them back via the employee assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-48eadd876d12e819a4be49c39417a84f hr-short  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>8. Tax consultancy at \u00d6H (Austrian student representation body)<\/h3>\n<p>Employment, additional income limit, tax credit and the like are all Greek to you? Then get some help! If a professional tax consultant is too expensive for you, then you can also get a <strong>tax consultancy at \u00d6H<\/strong>. There you will get information on employee assessment, tax obligations, deductibles and application process!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/wien.arbeiterkammer.at\/beratung\/bildung\/studium\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website of the Arbeiterkammer<\/a> has helpful information on financial conditions and situations of students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-67ddri-d4a307f3b8690f3c4ddb071f06707e9f hr-short  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jy4ae4sq-f5c2a1847752e6904de183e2b2b39e3a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>These tax tips are a blessing for your budget. Thanks to the easy online procedure, the application is very simple.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to save more money, then we have more tips for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/how-to-save-money-as-a-student\/\"><u>students<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/low-budget-travel-tips\/\"><u>traveling<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/en\/blog\/save-money-while-cooking\/\"><u>cooking<\/u><\/a>! 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