You can submit your request online, by post or by telephone.

Online notification:

• Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
• Note: You will need a valid ELSTER certificate to log in to the online form.
• You will need approximately 10 minutes to complete the online form.
• First enter your personal details, including your tax number. You will find this on the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse in the top right-hand corner.
• On the next page, you have the opportunity to select your request.
• If you would like to ask specific questions or obtain information, please let us know your request in the message field.
• If you have questions about a specific letter or decision from the Künstlersozialkasse, please let us know the date of the letter or decision.
• If you require confirmation of the amount of the artists' social security contribution for a project, please state the name of the project and the total amount of project-related fees paid by you to self-employed artists or publicists in the current year.

Notification by post:

• Please send us your request informally.
• Please state your tax number. You will find this number in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
• If you have any questions about a specific letter or notification from the Künstlersozialkasse, please let us know the date of the letter or notification.
• If you require confirmation of the amount of the artists' social security contribution for a project, please state the name of the project and the total amount of project-related fees paid by you to self-employed artists or publicists in the current year.

Notification by telephone:

• Have your levy number ready. You will find it in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
• Call the Künstlersozialkasse.
• Inform the Künstlersozialkasse of your specific request.
• Note: If you need a certificate of the amount of the artists' social security contribution for a project, please let us know by online message or by post.

Upon receipt of the form or your notification, the Künstlersozialkasse will review your request. The Künstlersozialkasse will then contact you by telephone or post.