Many expenses during pregnancy can be claimed as extraordinary burdens for tax purposes. Here, you’ll learn which costs you can deduct and how to enter them in the Taxfix app.
- Medical expenses such as medication, examinations, or hospital fees are deductible if they are medically necessary.
- Course fees for prenatal classes or pregnancy gymnastics can be claimed if prescribed by a doctor.
- Travel costs for medical appointments and hospital visits can be reimbursed at a flat rate of 30 cents per kilometer.
- Not all expenses are deductible—clothing and baby room furnishings are considered personal living expenses.
- Extraordinary burdens such as pregnancy and childbirth costs can be recorded under the "Expenses" category.
🚀 Your Guide
- These Costs Can Be Deducted
- Non-Deductible Costs
- Did You Pay the Costs Yourself?
- How Are Pregnancy Expenses Treated for Tax Purposes?
- How to Enter the Costs in the Taxfix App
These Costs Can Be Deducted
Deducting Pregnancy Expenses in Your Tax Return
Medical Bills
You can deduct the following costs if they are medically necessary (doctor’s certificate required):
📄 Medication and examinations
💉 Artificial insemination
🛁 Doctor-prescribed baths, massages, and gymnastics
🏥 Midwife, delivering doctor, and hospital costs
Course Fees
The following courses are tax-deductible if prescribed by a doctor:
🤰 Pregnancy gymnastics
👶 Prenatal classes
Travel Costs
🚗 Trips to prenatal check-ups at the gynecologist
🏋 Trips to pregnancy gymnastics
📍 Trips to prenatal classes
🏥 Trips to the hospital for childbirth
If you use your own car, you can deduct the costs like a business trip using the travel expense flat rate. You can claim 30 cents per kilometer for both the outward and return journey.
Non-Deductible Costs
The following expenses cannot be claimed for tax purposes:
🚫 Maternity and baby clothing
🚫 Furnishing a baby room
These count as general living expenses and are not deductible.
Did You Pay the Costs Yourself?
You can only deduct amounts you paid yourself. If your health insurance, employer, or another party covered or reimbursed the expenses, you must subtract these reimbursements.
In most cases, health insurance covers many medical expenses, including:
👍 Certain prenatal check-ups
👍 Prenatal classes
Additional examinations are only covered in the case of a high-risk pregnancy.
How Are Pregnancy Expenses Treated for Tax Purposes?
Pregnancy and childbirth costs count as extraordinary burdens. They reduce your tax burden if they exceed your reasonable burden threshold.
This threshold depends on:
📌 Your income
📌 Your marital status
📌 The number of children you have
You can find more details in our article on extraordinary burdens.
How to Enter the Costs in the Taxfix App
📲 You can record your pregnancy and childbirth costs in the "Expenses" category under "Extraordinary Burdens" in "Other Costs".
Income replacement benefits, such as maternity benefits or parental allowance, can be entered in the "Income" category.
👍 The app automatically considers flat rates, such as for travel costs.
👍 Your reasonable burden threshold is automatically calculated.
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