How the 2026 tax refund works in Austria

Commuter allowances follow the 2026 amounts (commuter euro €6 per kilometre a year); with fewer days at the workplace they count one or two thirds. Home office: €3 a day for up to 100 days, on top of the €132 work-cost lump sum payroll already gives. The employee tax assessment can be filed up to five years back.

Estimate with the most common items only, for one person filing alone; your own return can include more, and the tax office decides the final amount. Not tax advice.

What the calculator includes

• rf_m
• One-way distance to work (km)
• Is public transport reasonable for that trip?
• Days a month at the workplace
• My employer already applies the commuter allowance
• Home-office days
• Other work costs
• Church contribution
• rf_don
• Tax adviser fees
• Medical costs you paid yourself