Young in Luxembourg: first salary, taxes and first home, made clear
Your first net salary, your first tax return, your first home: everything they didn't teach you at school.
Your simulators
Your reflexes
Decode your first payslip
Gross, contributions, tax: every line explained.
Handle your first-job paperwork
Tax card, tax class, tax return: in the right order.
Save from your very first salary
The right habits so you don't end the month overdrawn.
Deduct your commute
The travel allowance reduces your tax from the very first year.
Prepare your first property purchase
Bëllegen Akt, subsidies, down payment: what exists for a first purchase.
Start your pension savings early
The 111bis pays off even more when you start young.
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See yourself elsewhere?
Cross-border worker
Expat
Newcomer
Future newcomer
Long-term residentFirst real salary, first flat, maybe your first loan: you're starting your financial life in Luxembourg, and nobody has really explained how it all works. Don't panic, that's exactly why we're here, and we explain it in French, Luxembourgish, German or English.
Let's start with the most concrete thing: your first salary. Between the gross figure on your contract and what lands in your account, there are social contributions and tax. Our net salary simulator tells you how much you really take home from X gross, and we explain every line, without jargon.
Next comes your first tax return. It's scary the first time, but it's simpler than you think, especially since, if you're under 30 and on your first permanent contract, your employer can pay you a “young employee bonus” that is three-quarters tax-free. We show you when and how to file.
The big project is often your first home. Between the Bëllegen Akt (a tax credit on registration duties), the home ownership grant and State help with financing, there's real help for a first purchase. We help you find out what you're entitled to and how much you can borrow for your first flat.
And if it's more of a car, we break down your first loan and your monthly repayments. Finally, a word on saving, because starting young changes everything.
This is for young people in Luxembourg who want to start off on the right foot. Practical, never preachy.