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TAX DEDUCTIBILITY

The “H. Stepic CEE Charity - association to support charitable projects in Central and Eastern Europe” - was added to the official list of charitable organisations (kept by the Austrian Ministry of Finance) in December 2010. The corresponding registration number is SO 1630. Donators to the Stepic CEE Charity may therefore deduct their donations from their income tax due (details see sec 4a lit 3 Austrian Income Tax Act). All organizations that were granted the certificate of donation benefits are published on the website of the Austrian Ministry of Finance. You can find us here.

 

All donations to the Stepic CEE Charity are tax deductible up to 10 % of the income/profit of the preceding financial year. This tax benefit is available for legal persons (as business or income-related expenses) as well as for private persons (for them as special deductions). 

 

For donations made from 2017 onwards, all listed organizations will transfer the yearly contributions in compliance with the data protection legislation to the Ministry of Finance, so that you do not have to include your donation in your tax declaration anymore. To this end you are required to intimate your first and last name and your date of birth to the receiving organization. For more read here.

 

The transfer of your data to the tax office is naturally subject to the legal requirements according to sec 18 para 8 income tax law (EStG). The name of the donor will be encrypted and conveyed via “Finanzonline” to the respective tax office so that only they can match it to an individual person. Your data will not be handed over to third parties.

Your consent to transferring your data to the tax office can be revoked in writing at any time. In this case, however, your donation is not tax-deductible.

 

Information of the Ministry of Finance on how to deduct donations for charitable purposes as well as for development aid and disaster help can be accessed here.