During corona times, employers suddenly paid a lot less for coffee, tea, energy and toilet paper in the office. Everyone worked from home and paid for their own necessities - and that can certainly add up. That is why it was decided shortly afterwards that companies could offer their employees a tax-free work-from-home allowance of per day. In 2023 this will be a maximum of 2,15 per day. Are you getting it yet?
Employers can pay you € 2,15 per day tax-free
Many people have now been working from home more for years than before. Naturally, this will affect your own bills - especially since energy bills are rising so much. A few years ago, Nibud calculated that you spend an average of €2 every day on things like electricity, water, gas, coffee and toilet paper. If you work five days a week, working from home will cost you more than €40 per month. Therefore, from January 1, 2022, employers can pay a tax-free homework allowance of €2 per day to home workers. The tax-free allowance for working from home has increased to € 2023 per day in 2,15.
No payroll tax
This work-at-home allowance falls under the work-related costs scheme, under which companies reimburse certain costs for their employees without deduction of payroll taxes. The same applies, for example, to the travel allowance.
Working from home allowance? Lower travel allowance!
With the home-working allowance, the government wants to align legislation and regulations more closely with the new reality of hybrid working, in which we work partly at home and partly at the office. This way you get exactly the compensation you need. Do you travel to your workplace? Then you can receive a travel allowance for this. And if you work from home, your employer can pay you a work-from-home allowance. Please note: your employer may not pay the tax-free home work allowance and the tax-free travel allowance on the same day.
No obligation for employers
In some cases, agreements will be made about a work-from-home allowance in the company regulations or the collective labor agreement. If not, try to make arrangements yourself. For example, do you work two days at home and three days at the office? Then you can agree that you will receive a homework allowance for two days and that your employer will compensate your travel costs for three days a week. If you suddenly work somewhere else than planned, you do not have to adjust the compensation immediately. This is necessary if your schedule changes structurally. You can also make other arrangements together.
To ask? Send them to our Service Center
Questions about the homework allowance? Or do you want help making arrangements with your employer about compensation? Feel free to contact us, our experts will be happy to help you. Our Service Center is available every working day from 8.30 am to 17.00 pm via sc@unie.nl and 0345 851 963.
