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Recognition of tuition fees abroad after 6 years.

I completed a 2-year education at a private secondary school in Iceland from 2009-2011, which cost me approximately 17,000EUR in tuition fees. The degree obtained in Iceland is called a "Diploma" and the school was a film academy. During that time, I...

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Tuition fees or training costs?

Good day, Good day, after completing her Abitur, my daughter took a language course at a school "Kings Colleges" in London from 18.09.2011 to 17.06.2012 (21 hrs/week). At the end, she received a Certificate "International Diploma Intensive Year" an...

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Double household management

My wife will resume her master's studies in Frankfurt am Main on October 17th after 1 year of maternity leave/parental leave. She has no income, we finance the apartment and all other expenses from my income. I will stay in Munich with our son, take ...

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Child allowance / Advertising costs

Hello, our daughter (24) is studying Business Administration / further education after completing her banking apprenticeship. We are providing her with an interest-free loan for this. We receive child benefit for her and a tax-free allowance of 7008...

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Tuition fees

Daughter, 27 years old 9.2004 - 3.2007 Training 1.10.2007 - 8.2010 Studies 9.2010 - 3.2011 Employed Emigration to the USA Waiver of tuition fees, annual cost 4,000.00 euros Below is the professional career path of my daughter. What are the possibi...

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Claiming costs for distance learning

Hello, I completed a distance learning course from 2008 to 2010, with 2/3 of the tuition fees being covered by my employer and 1/3 by myself. For the years 2008 and 2009, I claimed the study costs I paid in my tax return. In 2010, I had to drop ou...

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Support child in exceptional stressors.

I supported my daughter (student) throughout the year 2009. Since my daughter lived in my household (primary residence), I can claim the maximum support amount, minus my daughter's income (Bafög). So far, this is clear to me. In September 2009, my da...

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