{
  "id": 14354625,
  "title": "For hedges, trees, lawns: Mini-jobbers for gardening not only brings tax benefits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/fur-hecken-baume-rasen-minijobber-fur-gartenarbeit-bringt-nicht-nur",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/steuern-recht/fuer-hecken-baeume-rasen-minijobber-fuer-gartenarbeit-bringt-nicht-nur-steuervorteil/100262072.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, private households can hire garden help as a minijob, which can be tax-deductible. To do this, the employer must register the minijobber with the Minijob-Zentrale, providing personal and employment details. The registration has several benefits, including a 20% tax reduction, up to 510 euros per year, and social insurance coverage for the employee, including accident and pension insurance. If the employment is not registered, it is considered unreported work, and the tax benefits and insurance coverage are lost.",
  "summary": "If you register your gardening help as a mini-jobber, you can deduct part of the costs from your taxes. What is necessary for this and what advantages both sides still have from the registration.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hiring gardeners as Minijobbers offers tax benefits for private households.",
    "Minijobbers are registered through Haushaltsscheck-Verfahren at Minijob Central.",
    "Both parties contribute to pension insurance, with 20% tax reduction available."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Formal registration through the Minijob Central transforms private gardening from a potential legal risk into a structured arrangement that provides tax relief for homeowners and social security for workers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}