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Deregister business
Service Description
If you wish to cease operating your business, you are obliged to deregister your business.
The same applies if you relocate the head office of your business or a branch office or dependent branch of your company to a new location and this results in the jurisdiction of a different municipality. First deregister your trade or business at the previous location. Then register it again at the new location.
If you change the legal form of your business, a business deregistration is also required. You must first deregister your business under the previous legal form. You then re-register your business under the new legal form.
If you relocate the headquarters of your business or a branch office or dependent branch of your company to a new location without changing the jurisdiction within the municipality, a business re-registration is sufficient.
The deregistration must be carried out by the following persons or their authorized representatives:
- in the case of sole traders, by the trader himself,
- by the legal representative(s) in the case of corporations (e.g. GmbH, AG).
In the case of partnerships (e.g. OHG, KG, GbR/BGB-Gesellschaft, GmbH & Co. KG), business deregistrations must be made by all partners authorized to manage the business
Confirmation of trade registration, trade re-registration and trade deregistration
Application or submission of documents, delivery:
- in person, by fax, mail, e-mail (PDF must be signed), also possible by power of attorney
- personal delivery, also possible by fax or mail
Process flow
You can deregister your business in writing or electronically.
You will receive a certificate from the authorities confirming receipt of your business deregistration.
The office responsible for deregistration forwards the business deregistration to other offices, such as the tax office, the employers' liability insurance association, the Chamber of Crafts or the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and, if applicable, the registry court.
Who should I contact?
Please contact the trade office of the district, the independent city or the large city belonging to the district in whose area of responsibility your company is located.
Requirements
- Dissolution of your business or
- relocation of your registered office or the registered office of a branch or dependent branch outside the previous municipality or
- Change in the legal form of your business
Which documents are required?
- The fully completed and signed "Business Deregistration" - GewA 3
- Copy of identity card or passport with registration certificate, or presentation on site. In the case of electronic business re-registration, depending on the municipality, other suitable and appropriate procedures for establishing identity (e.g. PIN/TAN procedure, the electronic ID function, De-Mail or a self-declaration of identity).
- Copy of the extract from the commercial register if your company is entered in the commercial register (also: register of cooperatives, register of associations)
- completed form, GewA 1 for trade registration, GewA 2 for trade re-registration, GewA 3 for trade deregistration
- Proof of identity in case of personal visit (natural persons)
- Proof of identity of the legal representative in the case of a personal visit and submission of an excerpt from the register (local court) in the case of companies that are required to be entered in the commercial register.
- Presentation of authorization in the case of activities requiring a permit or license (e.g. craftsman's card from the Chamber of Crafts, permit in accordance with § 34 d GewO from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
- Submission of current excerpts from the Federal Central Register for submission to an authority (Citizens' Service Department or competent registration authority) and from the Central Trade Register (Trade Matters Department or competent trade authority), in the case of confidential trades in accordance with Section 38 GewO
What are the fees?
10,00 Euro
- Registration 25,00 EUR
- re-registration 15,00 EUR
- Deregistration 10,00 EUR
- Reliability check for trusted trades according to § 38 GewO 40,00 EUR
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You are obliged to deregister your business at the time of dissolution of the business or at the time of relocation to the jurisdiction of another municipality or change of legal form.
Processing duration
If you have filled out the form correctly and your documents are complete, the authorities will confirm receipt of your deregistration immediately if you visit them in person. If you deregister in writing or electronically, you will receive confirmation of receipt of your business deregistration within 3 days.
Legal basis
Appeal
- You can deregister your business in person or electronically.
- If you deregister in person, you must complete the form "Gewerbe-Abmeldung" - GewA 3 and sign it personally.
- In the electronic procedure, the same data is collected as in the case of personal deregistration. However, it is possible to deviate from the form and there is no signature requirement.
- The office responsible for deregistration may use suitable and appropriate procedures to establish your identity (e.g. PIN/TAN procedure, the electronic ID function, De-Mail or a self-declaration of identity).
What else should I know?
If it is clear that the business has been discontinued and you do not deregister your business, deregistration is carried out ex officio.
- Fax: 0361 655-7777 or
- E-mail: buergeramt@erfurt.de
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society (TMWWDG)
Professionally released on
08.09.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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Landeshauptstadt Erfurt, Stadtverwaltung - Gewerbeangelegenheiten
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99084 Erfurt
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