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Tax consultant - appointment
Service Description
In order to practice their profession, tax advisors and tax agents must be officially appointed by the Chamber of Tax Advisors responsible for their office. With the appointment, the compulsory membership is established at the same time.
The chambers of tax consultants are corporations under public law. The main tasks of the chamber include, in particular, monitoring the fulfillment of professional duties, representing the professional interests of its members and promoting their further and continuing education.
Process flow
In order to practice their profession, tax advisors and tax agents must be officially appointed by the Chamber of Tax Advisors responsible for their office. With the appointment, the compulsory membership is established at the same time.
The chambers of tax consultants are corporations under public law. The main tasks of the chamber include, in particular, monitoring the fulfillment of professional duties, representing the professional interests of its members and promoting their further and continuing education.
Who should I contact?
You must contact the Chamber of Tax Consultants locally responsible for your office.
If this is in Thuringia, the Thuringia Chamber of Tax Consultants is responsible for the appointment.
Competent authority
Chamber of Tax Consultants Thuringia
Kartäuserstraße 27a
99084 Erfurt
Phone: 0361/576920
Fax: 0361/5769219
E-Mail:info@stbk-thueringen.de
DE-Mail: info@stbk-thueringen.de-mail.de
Requirements
The prerequisites for being appointed as a tax consultant are that
- you have passed the tax consultant examination or the qualifying examination, or
- you have been exempted from the examination,
- you are living in orderly economic circumstances,
- you have not lost the ability to hold public office as a result of a criminal conviction,
- you are not engaged in any activity incompatible with the profession,
- you establish your office in the catchment area of the respective chamber.
Which documents are required?
- certified copy of the certificate of passing the tax advisor examination or qualifying examination or exemption from this examination,
- current photograph,
- for attorneys at law, established European attorneys at law, certified public accountants or sworn auditors additionally: certification from the professional organization responsible for you that no facts are known that justify the withdrawal or revocation of your license or appointment or the initiation of professional court proceedings against you,
- a provisional confirmation of cover for the application to take out professional liability insurance or proof of co-insurance with an employer
What are the fees?
Depending on the fee schedule of the Chamber of Tax Consultants, a processing fee must be paid for the appointment. Please enquire at the Chamber of Tax Consultants responsible for you about the amount of the processing fee for the application for appointment. At the Chamber of Tax Consultants of Thuringia, the processing fee is currently 180.00 euros.
In addition, members are required to pay a chamber fee. The fee is set by the respective chamber assembly. Please contact the chamber responsible for you to find out the amount of the fee to be paid in your case. The membership fee at the Chamber of Tax Consultants Thuringia is currently 468.00 euros per year.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Chamber members must be officially appointed by a chamber of tax advisors before taking up their profession.
Processing duration
In principle, the appointment is made as soon as the required documents have been submitted in full and the Chamber of Tax Consultants of Thuringia has completed its examination of personal suitability.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
An appeal against the refusal of appointment as a tax advisor is admissible before the Tax Court.
Appeal
If the Chamber of Tax Advisors of Thuringia is responsible, the application form can be downloaded from its website (www.stbk-thueringen.de) under the menu item "Examinations", button: Downloads, downloaded or requested in writing or orally.
What else should I know?
Tax consultants must establish and maintain a professional branch office immediately after their appointment (§ 34 paragraph 1 sentence 1 StBerG).
Author
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Technically approved by
Thuringia Ministry of Finance
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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Competent Authority
Steuerberaterkammer Thüringen
Address
99084 Erfurt
Postal address
99028 Erfurt
Opening times
Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 14:30
Transport connection
Parking spaces
links neben der Kammergeschäftsstelle
Number: 2
Fees: no
