The growth of PV systems continues. After sometimes chaotic financing methods and now significantly lower feed-in rates, the system owner must also be careful with his taxes. A lot will change in 2024. Krone+ shows what you should pay attention to in order not to receive a letter from the Tax Authorities.
Austria and its PV systems: still feasibleKrone+ Descriptions and responses from troubled readers who have made a purchase and feel that they are not well informed and sometimes even defrauded in the jungle of subsidies, the reduced feed-in tariffs or the legal regulations for balcony power stations. All those affected are concerned about one thing: using sensible, innovative technology to do something for the environment and the climate and, unlike many global environmental destroyers, leading by example.
Investing thousands to tens of thousands of euros in sensible investments is also worth something to Austrians; the boom in this regard has been caused by the increased financing offer from the federal government from 2022. The “Krone” also successfully supports the energy transition with its own campaign kronesonne.at.
When the tax authorities ring the doorbell
But everything doesn’t always go smoothly, as evidenced by our readers’ rude awakening – in this case when it comes to taxes: “A private individual who uses money that has already been taxed, with or without subsidies, installs just as many PV systems on the roof and thus contribute to climate protection, you will then be asked to pay tax if it exceeds a limit. “90 percent of owners of private PV systems do not know anything like this,” writes Marco S.
Therefore, here are the details to consider when handing in your electricity and beyond:
Source: Krone
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