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Per diems and allowances

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Easiness to justify
Frequency5-10x per year
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Per-diems are an excellent fiscal lever… when used wisely.
As a self-employed person, you can also claim additional expenses for meals on a business trip as a lump sum, just like employees:
– for an absence of 8 to 24 hours from the first place of work 14 Euro
– if you are absent for more than 24 hours, 28 euros can be claimed

If you bill for exactly eight hours, you get nothing. The journey must last more than eight hours, for example eight hours and eight minutes.


💡 Tip: Extend your business trip just slightly to qualify. If your workday or business trip is close to 8 hours, consider adding a brief professional activity, such as a client call, follow-up meeting, or even travel time, that extends your absence beyond 8 hours. Why? Because only trips lasting more than 8 hours qualify for the €14 per diem. This small planning tweak can make a difference over time, especially for frequent day trips.
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