As a supplement to a statutory social security benefit (family allowances/the statutory childbirth allowance), the childbirth allowance is in principle exempt from regular social security contributions, provided that the terms and conditions of the grant and the amount are related to the supplemented statutory childbirth allowance.
Worker Taxations Description
In principle, the childbirth allowance is considered to be a tax-exempt social benefit. The tax authorities accept this as long as the amount of the childbirth allowance is limited (in principle max. EUR 50).
Employer Deductibility Description
As the childbirth allowance is a tax-exempt social benefit, it is not deductible by the employer for corporate tax purposes.