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Broadcasting fee in the private sector Registration

Service Description

As an adult, you must pay a broadcasting fee for your home.

Notice:

If another person already pays a broadcasting fee for your home, you are exempt from paying.

For citizens, the contribution changeover will be largely automatic as of 01.01.2013.

Process flow

You must register your apartment with the relevant office. You can do this

  • informally in writing,
  • fill out a form or
  • use an online service.

The form is usually available in the municipalities. You can also download it from the Internet.

Note: If you have previously paid broadcasting fees, these will automatically be switched to the broadcasting contribution. You will usually receive mail from the contribution service.
Tip:If you are no longer required to pay the contribution, for example because another resident in the apartment already pays the broadcasting contribution, you can deregister with the contribution service.

Who should I contact?

ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Contribution Service

50656 Cologne

Tel: +49 185 9995-0100 (6.5 cents/min. from a German landline, cell phones more expensive)

Fax: +49 185 9995-0105 (6.5 cents/min. from a German landline, cell phones more expensive)

Requirements

You must register with the contribution service,

  • if you are of age (18 years or older) and
  • if you or another person do not yet pay a broadcasting fee for your home.

There is no obligation to pay a contribution for a vacant apartment. Prerequisite is,

  • that it is not occupied by anyone,
  • that there is no rental agreement for it, and
  • that no person is registered at the residents' registration office.

Which documents are required?

What are the fees?

You must pay the broadcasting contribution for three months at a time. The contribution service collects it in the middle of a three-month period.

Fee: 17,50 EUR
Payment in advance: No
per apartment monthly - not reduced

Fee: 5,83 EUR
Payment in advance: No
reduced broadcasting fee: monthly

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The obligation to pay contributions begins on the first of the month in which you first occupy an apartment. This means that you

  • live there
  • are registered there or
  • are named as a tenant in the rental contract.

Legal basis

§ Section 2 (1) RBStV
§ 7 para. 1 i. V m. § Section 8 (1) RBStV

Appeal

What else should I know?

The broadcasting contribution replaced the broadcasting fee on January 1, 2013.

Special regulations apply to companies, institutions and the self-employed.

Author

SWR

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

SWR

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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