{
  "id": 19507896,
  "title": "Tax Return: Getting a Bonus? This is How Award Winners Can Also Save on Taxes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/steuererklarung-bonus-bekommen-so-sparen-pramierte-auch-noch-steuern",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/steuern-recht/steuern/finanzamt-bonus-bekommen-so-sparen-praemierte-auch-noch-steuern/100003952.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, bonus payments are subject to taxes and social security contributions, unless they are paid for specific purposes or in certain forms. The tax on a bonus is calculated as if it were paid proportionally throughout the year, to prevent a sudden increase in tax burden. Employers typically handle the correct taxation of bonuses, so employees do not need to file a tax return. Bonus payments can be made tax-free if they are paid into a company pension plan, used for childcare fees, or take the form of certain benefits such as job tickets, meal allowances, or health courses.",
  "summary": "Some bosses pay their employees bonuses for good performance. Depending on when and how the bonus is paid out, the tax decreases - or is waived entirely.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}