At a glance
Employee benefits are tax-optimised and therefore an optimized solution to enable employees to receive a more cost-effective salary increase and thus, for example, compensate for inflation or simply reduce costs.
Circula offers a meal allowance, mobility budget, vouchers, internet allowance and recreation allowance.
Employee benefits are tax-optimised and therefore an optimized solution to enable employees to receive a more cost-effective salary increase and thus, for example, compensate for inflation or simply reduce costs. They are a powerful tool for strengthening the employer brand, attracting applicants and retaining employees in the long term.
Why choose Circula Benefits?
Take advantage of the tax benefits to optimize your employees' salaries and reduce your costs at the same time.
Zero admin work for People&Culture Teams: Circula audits all submissions, calculates the reimbursements and creates the files for your monthly payroll.
Easy to set up: Implemented within hours thanks to our Support Team.
Standard payroll integrations: Seamless integration with DATEV LODAS and Lohn & Gehalt - also with any other payroll accounting system on request.
War on Talent: Enhance your employer brand and engage your employees.
Compliance: Circula is GoBD-compliant and certified as such software in accordance with IDW PS 880 by Eger, Färber & Kollegen Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungs GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
Which employee benefits does Circula offer?
The Meal Allowance
The Circula meal allowance in the form of digital meal vouchers offers you the opportunity to provide your employees with a tax-free allowance of up to €112.50 per month. Every meal receipt can be submitted using the Circula app - whether purchased in a restaurant, supermarket or from a home office delivery service. Employees can use the digital meal vouchers flexibly. Circula checks all receipts, calculates the reimbursements and creates the files for your monthly payslip, 100% compliant with German tax law.
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You can find more information about the meal allowance here.
The Mobility Budget
Circula Mobility is an employee benefit in the form of a mobility budget. Companies can allocate their employees a monthly budget that they can use for their mobility needs. By submitting receipts in Circula, users can receive a monthly allowance. Employees can use any type of transport they need, both private and business, but different tax rules apply depending on their choice.
The tax-free mobility budget: The tax-free mobility budget is a reduced form of the mobility budget that enables employees to use all means of transport that are assigned to local public transport or long-distance passenger transport free of charge if this is explicitly used for the journey to work. Employers are free to choose a budget to support employees in their more sustainable mobility behaviour. This benefit is fully exempt from tax and social security contributions for both employers and employees.
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You can find more information about the mobility budget here.
The Voucher Benefit
With the Circula's voucher benefit, employees receive up to €50 more net salary per month in the form of tax-free voucher benefit that can be redeemed at numerous partner shops of your choice throughout Germany.
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You can find more information about the voucher benefit here.
The Internet Allowance
The internet allowance offers employers the opportunity to increase their employees' salary by up to €50 per month or €600 per calendar year (= 12 x €50.00) in a tax-optimised manner. However, employers also have the option of reducing the monthly internet allowance for employees.
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You can find more information about the internet allowance here.
The Relax Benefit
Employers can use the recreational lump sum to reimburse their employees a lump sum once a year for the purpose of recreation. This benefit is taxed at a flat rate of 25% for the employer and is exempt from social security contributions. For employees, it is exempt from both tax and social security contributions.
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You can find more information about the relax benefit here.
Do you still have questions?
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