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With the end of the pandemic-related "home office" obligation, a bit of normality is returning that companies urgently need. A legal right to so-called home office cannot be derived from the Corona crisis.

The legal framework is complex and must be carefully examined.

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The topic of home office* has inevitably been set in motion by the pandemic. The task now is to exploit the opportunities and minimise the disadvantages. Companies are faced with the decision of how to proceed after the pandemic and want to find new balances.

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, more and more employers have been enabling their employees to work outside the workplace. In some cases, however, employees lacked the appropriate equipment such as monitors or keyboards. Can these items be provided to employees tax-free?

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, more and more employers have been making it possible for their employees to work outside the office. In the course of working in private rooms, employees bare certain costs or transform basic private costs (electricity, water, etc.) into expenses that are (also) incurred for the job. Can such expenses be reimbursed to the employee tax-free?

Mobile working in a home office is becoming increasingly important. The trend towards the home office will continue even after the pandemic. Home office activities abroad can have undesirable tax consequences for both employees and employers.

Many workers commute from their place of residence to another country to work. Home office work and border closures, which are currently ordered in many cases, can have tax disadvantages for cross-border commuters.