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Home improvement services

In 2026, the deduction for home improvement services is DKK 9,000 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 service:

For 2026: You can report your deduction for home improvement services in your preliminary income assessment (forskudsopgørelse) for 2026 in the beginning of the new year.

For 2025: Log on to E-tax (TastSelv), select Preliminary income assessment > 2025 > Håndværker og servicefradrag (Home improvement and household services) and report your deduction in Håndværkerfradrag (Home improvement services) (field 460).

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.

Read more about the conditions.

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 .