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Germany → Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
These rates use a catch-all rule for all domestic travel within Germany.
| Item Name | Destination | Amount | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meals | All Domestic, Germany | 28 EUR per day | Applies for each calendar day on which the employee is absent from home and first place of work for 24 hours (§ 9 Abs. 4a Satz 3 Nr. 1 EStG); the deduction is limited to the first three months of a longer-term assignment at the same away workplace, restarting after an interruption of at least four weeks. |
| Meals | All Domestic, Germany | 14 EUR per day | Applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip on which the employee stays overnight away from home on that day or an adjoining day; no minimum hours of absence required (§ 9 Abs. 4a Satz 3 Nr. 2 EStG). |
| Meals | All Domestic, Germany | 14 EUR per day | Applies for a calendar day on which the employee is absent from home and first place of work for more than 8 hours without an overnight stay; if such a trip spans two calendar days, the allowance is granted for the day with the predominant absence (§ 9 Abs. 4a Satz 3 Nr. 3 EStG). |
| Lodging | All Domestic, Germany | 20 EUR per night | Flat amount the employer may reimburse tax-free for each overnight stay in Germany without individual receipts (Rz. 128 of the BMF letter of 25 November 2020, BStBl I S. 1228; R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); alternatively the employer may reimburse documented actual lodging costs; for the employee’s own income-tax deduction only actual documented lodging costs are allowed. |
Source URLs:
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__9.html
This source provides official travel rate information from gesetze-im-internet.de.
https://www.bva.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Bundesbedienstete/Mobilitaet-Reisen/RV_RK_TG_UK/Rechtsgrundlagen/Dienstreisen/bmf_erlass_201125_steuerliche_Behandlung_RK_AN.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
This source provides official travel rate information from bva.bund.de.