Laundry service is not a household-related service

The services of a waxing service are provided outside the household and are therefore not a household-related service.

Time and again, the tax courts have to rule on complaints that are based on a "you can give it a try" case. In such a case, taxpayers try to claim tax deductions for expenses that could only meet the tax requirements for a deduction with a lot of goodwill and two closed eyes. Sometimes this kind of thing gets through to the tax office, but if the tax office takes a closer look and the case ends up in tax court, the chances of success are practically zero.

It is therefore not surprising that the Münster Tax Court did not allow the deduction of the costs of a laundry service for clothing (washing, ironing, starching, mangling) as a household-related service. Even if it is a typical household activity, the laundry service is provided outside the household and therefore does not fulfill the main requirement for the tax bonus.