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Certificate in tax matters
Service Description
The "Certificate in Tax Matters" (formerly: "Tax Clearance Certificate") can be issued in all cases in which other authorities or contracting entities take into account the tax reliability of the taxpayer as part of their decision in licensing or award procedures.
The content of the certificate is limited to the non-judgmental statement of tax facts, such as the taxpayer's payment and tax filing behavior. The certificate refers to the current state of affairs, taking into account the behavior of the applicant in the past. A prognosis about the future behavior of the applicant does not take place in this respect.
The assessment of the certified tax behavior is left to the person who is to take the measure requested by the taxpayer (e.g. issuance of a business license or issuance of public contracts).
Process flow
The certification procedure is based on the assumption that the applicant requests the certification from the tax office and that the tax office issues or sends the certification to the authority or the client for forwarding. The tax secrecy regularly prevents the tax office from directly informing the authority or the client.
The only exception is if the taxpayer has declared in writing to the requesting authority that he releases the tax office from the obligation to maintain tax secrecy and the declaration is attached to the request.
Who should I contact?
Contact the tax office responsible for your taxation.
Which documents are required?
The tax office certifies the tax facts on the basis of the knowledge available there about the applicant's payment and filing behavior. Separate documents to be submitted by the applicant are not required for the "certificate in tax matters" in this respect.
What are the fees?
The issuance of the certificate in tax matters is free of charge.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
No time limits apply to an application for a "certificate in tax matters".
The certificate does not contain a period of validity or a time limit. The receiving authority or the client decides for which period the certificate is accepted as a basis for decision.
Processing duration
Processing takes place after review of the submitted application.
Applications / forms
In the present case, it is not an administrative act, because the certificate in tax matters merely communicates non-judgmental information on tax facts.
Appeal
The certificate in tax matters is issued upon informal application (also in person or by telephone) stating the full name and surname or company name, address and tax number/identification number. The purpose for which the certificate is required should also be stated.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringia Ministry of Finance
Professionally released on
30.10.2017
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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