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A couple with two children

Two salaries under the €100,000 family limit, two children, a rented home.

Checked on 25 September 2026

The case

A parent paid €45,000 a year, married to a spouse paid €35,000. They have two children and rent their home, paying more than €2,000 a year in rent.

The figures are this parent’s own return; the spouse files separately. The spouse’s salary counts here only because the limit for the 2026 deductions is tested on the family’s income.

What to notice

  • The family deductions exist only from 2026, and only while the family’s gross income is within the limit — €100,000 for a couple with one or two children. This family is at €80,000.
  • In 2026 this return deducts €4,250: €1,000 for the first child, €1,250 for the second and €2,000 for the rent. With the new bands, income tax falls from €4,839 to €2,899.

The working

Annual euros. Each column is the same person under that year’s rules.
The working20252026Change
Salary before tax€45,000.00€45,000.00—
Social insurance€3,960.00€3,960.00—
GESY on salary and rent€1,192.50€1,192.50—
Family deductions€0.00€4,250.00+€4,250.00
Taxable income€39,847.50€35,597.50−€4,250.00
Income tax€4,839.25€2,899.38−€1,939.87
Everything paid€9,991.75€8,051.88−€1,939.87
Kept for the year€35,008.25€36,948.13+€1,939.88
Kept per month€2,917.35€3,079.01+€161.66
Share of income paid22.2%17.9%
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