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Home improvement services

In 2025, the deduction for home improvement services is DKK 8,600 per person. Please note that you can only deduct the wage costs - not the materials used.

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 services for 2025:

  1. Log on to E-tax (TastSelv)
  2. Select Preliminary income assessment
  3. Select Home improvement services and Household services Håndværker og Servicefradrag
  4. Claim your deduction in field 460 Home improvement services Håndværkerfradrag

Please note that you can't claim a deduction for home improvement services in your tax assessment notice for 2024, as the deduction was not re-introduced unti 1 January 2025.

Tax deductible home improvement services:

General conditions

  • You have to pay for the services by means of dankort, MobilePay or online banking (no cash)
  • Keep your documentation for work done

Read more about the conditions for the deduction for home improvement services.

Reintroduction to deduction for hompe 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 .