Expenses for net work income

If you receive work income, remember the expenses you can deduct from gross income:

• The main expense you can deduct is that of Social Security contributions at your expense (the employee contribution that the company has already withheld from your payroll). If you contribute as a self-employed person –for example, because you are the majority shareholder of your company and receive a salary from it–, you can also deduct from your work income the amount you have paid for this concept.

• As a worker, you can also deduct 2,000 euros for "Other expenses". This expense is applicable to all work income recipients, without further requirements.

• In addition to these expenses –which, in general, will already appear in the tax data provided by the Tax Office–, there are other less common expenses that you can also take advantage of:

Firstly, you can deduct the fees paid to workers' unions, without a quantitative limit.

• You can also deduct the fees paid to your professional association for membership (up to 500 euros per year), provided that, due to the activity carried out, this membership is mandatory.

• On the other hand, if during the year you have incurred

• legal fees and legal defense costs for disputes with the company that pays you the income , you can also deduct them, with an annual maximum limit of 300 euros. , it can also be deducted, with an annual maximum limit of 300 euros.

• Finally, if you are a worker with a disability equal to or greater than 33%, you can deduct an additional expense of 3,500 euros from your work income, an amount that increases to 7,750 euros if the disability is equal to or greater than 65% or if you can prove that you need assistance from third parties or have reduced mobility.