Germany: Bill contains limitation to tax-free overtime premiums

The German wage tax act contains a tax exemption for income earned in overtime. Apparently this tax relief could be used by e.g. German football clubs regarding matches played at night or on Sunday. A pending Bill contains a proposal to amend the wage tax act so that this relief is only available for employees whose hourly basic wage does not exceed 50 Euro.

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