Household services
You are entitled to claim a deduction for certain household services in your home or holiday home.
The deduction for household services is DKK 17,500 per person in 2025 (DKK 11,900 in 2024). You can claim a deduction for wage costs, not materials.
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 2024: Log on to E-tax and select Household deduction
For 2025: Log on to E-tax and select Preliminary income assessment and select Household deduction
See video: How to claim a household service deduction in our preliminary income assessment
Deductible household services
General conditions for claiming a household deduction
You have to pay by dankort, MobilePay or onlinebanking, 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 .