Home improvement services
You can get a deduction for specific home or holiday home improvement services.
The value of the deduction is approx. 26%. If you have paid DKK 3,000 for a home improvement service, you save approx. DKK 780 in taxes.
Claim your deduction for home improvement service:
For 2026: Log on to E-tax (TastSelv), select Preliminary income assessment, select Håndværker og servicefradrag (Home improvement and household services) and claim your deduction in Håndværkerfradrag (Home improvement services) (field 460).
For 2025: Log on to E-tax (TastSelv) and select Change tax assessment notice/tax return and claim your deduction in Håndværkerfradrag (Home improvement services) (box 460).
Watch video: How to claim your deduction for home improvement services in your tax assessment notice
Tax deductible home improvement services:
General conditions for deduction for home improvement services
- You have to pay for the services by means of dankort, MobilePay or online banking (no cash)
- Keep your documentation for work done
- You can only claim a deduction for maintenance and repair of existing all-year home or holiday home, meaning that homes under construction do not entitle you to a deduction.
Reintroduction to deduction for home improvement services
On 1 January 2025, the deduction for home improvement services was reintroduced. It was abolished on 1 April 2022.
You are not entitled to a deduction for home improvement services done in the period 1 April to 31 December 2024.
For further legal information in Danish see our legal guide .