A Tyrolean fell out of all the clouds when he was recently asked to repay the entire childcare allowance seven (!) Years after his maternity leave. Probably no isolated case for a long time. “Like a game of chance,” the person involved assesses.
The son is now going to school. But his father is now catching up for the waiting time in 2018. Mr. F. (name of the name of the editor) is the only trader. That takes a lot of time. But two months the Tyrolean wanted to devote himself completely to his son seven years ago and went into the maternity leave.
This is also possible for self -operations. Although only a few can or do that. In January 2025, according to the statistics in Austria, there were almost 1900 independent (230 men) on maternity leave. But Mr. F. really wanted that. “I am punished for these seven years later,” the Tyrolean does not want to hide its frustration. The man has to repay more than 2500 euros to the state. This is stated in the letter from the independent Social Security Institution (SVS). Reason: he earned too much in addition to childcare.
Correct customers were doomed Tyroleans
Mr. F. has demonstrably worked nothing in the two months. What made him damn his correct customers. Because while the entrepreneur guarded the child at home, some payments of older orders went to his account. “I clearly had to tell the customer that they are not allowed to deposit anything on time,” Tyrolean formulates its bitter knowledge.
The State has provided the law for such cases, but the history of Mr F. suggests that the law has decisive weaknesses. At the request of the “Krone”, the SVS explains the procedure: “If the taxable profit increases the applicable annual extra service limit, there is the possibility to distinguish the income from the rest of the income during the relevant claims on claims.”
This requires an interim balance or a calculation of the interim income expenses.
“I was told that it makes no sense”
Mr. F. has also informed himself of this so -driven definition at SVS. “I was told that in my case it made no sense because I had too little spending in the two months,” reports the Tyroteanan and also speaks of bad luck: “If parental leave had fallen during the time that certain taxes would appear, the invoice would have been different.”
More than 2500 euros -back payment – that hurts. Mr. F. is convinced that he is not an isolated matter. The “Kroon” asked for the number recovered. “We have no statistics about this,” is the answer. The SVS emphasizes that when it comes to childcare, you only act on behalf of the federal government. Why did it take seven years for the negative decision? It is pointed out that it can take before an income tax. However, this is not in the field of influence of the SVs.
Source: Krone
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