Poles forget about housing relief. You can deduct such equipment
During the tax settlement season, it is worth recalling that millions of Poles have the opportunity to take advantage of the so-called housing relief. It allows you to deduct the costs of purchasing equipment such as a washing machine or a refrigerator.
Poles have until April 30 to settle their taxes with the tax office. Many taxpayers do not know that they can take advantage of the housing tax relief, which allows them to deduct expenses related to the purchase of household appliances and furniture.
Housing relief. What can and cannot be deducted?
As Wirtualna Polska reminds, this relief covers people who have sold their real estate in recent years and used the obtained funds for their own housing purposes. Those taking advantage of the relief can deduct various costs, such as expenses related to the purchase of an apartment, cooperative ownership rights, or the purchase of a plot of land for the construction of a residential house. It is worth emphasizing, however, that the housing relief also covers those who purchased new household appliances. In practice, this means the possibility of deducting the costs of purchasing, for example, a refrigerator or a washing machine.
It should be clarified that, in principle, this concerns larger equipment. The relief does not apply to, for example, toasters or coffee machines.
The portal reminds that in 2024, the head of the National Tax Administration indicated that the purchase of a clothes dryer can be deducted from tax. It is considered a complement to the washing machine and is an element of the washing process. The situation is different with a microwave oven. Its purchase was not considered a housing expense because it belongs to the category of “accessories”, not equipment necessary for the functioning of the household.
The relief also includes, among others: external blinds, air conditioners, water filters installed in the kitchen, ovens and induction hobs.
In order to benefit from the housing relief, the funds from the sale of real estate must be used for your own housing purposes within five years, and the expenses should be realized and settled within three years from the end of the year in which the real estate was sold. The relief should be included in the PIT-39 declaration.
It is also worth emphasizing that housing relief is not automatically added to your tax returns. The taxpayer must independently report income in the PIT-39 return, declare the amount spent on their own housing purposes (within three years) and submit the document to the tax office.
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