Definition

Aufmerksamkeit (Germany)

German tax category for personal tokens of attention up to €60 per occasion — on top of the €50 Sachbezug.

Aufmerksamkeiten are small gifts at a personal event: birthday, work anniversary, birth, marriage. The cap is €60 gross per occasion, on top of the €50 monthly Sachbezug allowance.

As with Sachbezug, the benefit must be in-kind. A ZAG-compliant gift card qualifies; cash or an open-loop card does not.

Combine Aufmerksamkeit deliberately with the monthly Sachbezug to make a round amount for bigger personal moments without tax cost.

Country guide
Tax-free gift cards in Germany
Use case
employee rewards
Related term
Sachbezug (Germany)
Related term
ZAG-compliant

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