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AfA Calculator: Calculate Property Depreciation and Tax Savings

Use this calculator to quickly find out how much tax you could save by proving a shorter remaining useful life. Enter your purchase data in Tab 1 – purchase price, year of construction and ancillary costs. The calculator derives your depreciation base and shows you in a direct comparison how much additional depreciation an appraisal could unlock. Tab 5 factors in your personal tax rate for a realistic savings estimate.

1 - Purchase details
Purchase price
EUR
Federal State
Transfer of Benefits & Burdensfrom the purchase contract
Co-ownership numeratorOwned shares of the property
Co-ownership denominatorTotal shares of the property
Included inventoryKitchen, Furniture etc.
EUR
2 - Additional purchase costs
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Real estate transfer tax (5%)
€21,000
automatically calculated
Notary & land register
= €8,400
Brokerage costs
= €14,994
Other additional costs
EUR
Total additional purchase costs€44,394
3 - Land share
Property and land sharefrom total purchase price + additional costs
Building share (AfA base, your share)€348,296
4 - Property & remaining useful life
Construction year
Living/Usable Area
Valuation Date
Remaining useful life (Appraisal) - AfA rate: 5%
5 Y.20 Y.80 Y.
Already depreciated
€26,122
Automatically computed · 3.8 years × 2% standard AfA (years are calculated from purchase date to valuation date)
5 - Tax situation
Personal tax rate
8%42%54%
Tax year
Tax year 2026 uses RND AfA (5%)
Church tax is calculated as 8% of income tax (not of income).
Effective total tax rate: 45.36%
Yearly extra savings
€4,147
per year due to appraisal
Yearly depreciation
Legal (2%)€6,966
With Appraisal (5%)€16,109
Tax savings without appraisal
per year
€3,160
Tax savings with appraisal
per year
€7,307
Appraisal amortization
3 mon.
Advantage (10 years)
€41,472
Advantage (20 years)
€82,943
Purchase price breakdown
Purchase price
€420,000
+ Additional costs
+ €44,394
- Property share
- €116,099
- Already depreciated
- €26,122
Building share (your share)
€348,296
Remaining book value (AfA base)
€322,173
Appraisal price from €890. No substitute for tax advice.