The employee savings allowance is a cash allowance granted by the state to encourage employees to invest in capital formation. It is a state bonus for capital-forming benefits.
Capital-forming benefits (VL) are cash benefits that your employer invests for you, for example on the basis of a collective agreement, a works agreement or an employment contract.
The prerequisite for the state allowance is that your employer - and not you - pays the capital-forming benefits into an investment account set up by you.
The employee savings allowance for
- Building society savings: 9 % of the annual VL (maximum EUR 43.00)
- Participation savings: 20 % of the annual VL (maximum EUR 80.00)
If two eligible contracts are concluded (e.g. a building society savings contract and a securities savings plan), the allowances are granted in parallel.
Note:
You can also claim the employee savings allowance if your employer does not pay any capital-forming benefits. In this case, ask your employer to deduct the payment into your investment account from your salary.