Household services
You are entitled to claim a deduction for certain household services in your home or holiday home.
The value of the deduction is approx. 26%. If you have paid DKK 1,000 for a home improvement service, you save approx. DKK 260 in taxes.
Claim your deduction for household services:
For 2026: Log on to E-tax (TastSelv), Select Preliminary income assessment, select Håndværkerfradrag og Servicefradrag (Deduction for home improvement and household services) and claim your deduction in Servicefradrag (Household services) (461)
Watch video: How to claim a deduction for household services in your preliminary income assessment
For 2025: Log on to Etax (TastSelv), select Change tax assessment notice/tax return and claim your deduction in Deduction for household servicesd (461)
Watch video: How to claim a deduction for household services in your tax assessment notice
Deductible household services
General conditions for claiming a household deduction
You have to pay by dankort, MobilePay or online banking, for example (no cash).
Keep your documentation for the work done.
Services carried out in 2024, the services must have been paid by no later than 28 February 2025. If they were paid later than that, you will obtain the deduction in the income year in which they were paid.
Read more about the general terms for and payment of household services.
Services carried out by private individuals
You may claim a deduction for household services such as cleaning and babysitting carried out by private individuals. They have to complete a service declaration or similar, be 18 years old by the end of the income year and be subject to full tax liability in Denmark.
For further legal information in Danish see our legal guide .