Apply for a business identification number (W-IdNr.)

When you start a business activity, you will be given a business identification number (W-IdNr.).

Apply for a residence certificate under a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation

If you, as a taxable (legal) entity, generate foreign income from a country with which an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation exists, a certificate of residence may be required for submission to a foreign tax authority. may be required.

Apply for assessment for limited taxpayers

If you are subject to limited tax liability, you can apply for an assessment for income tax or corporation tax under certain conditions.

Apply for certification of old-age provision and basic pension contracts ("Riester" or "Rürup")

If you wish to market tax-incentivised old-age provision or basic pension contracts, you must first apply for certification for these and have this granted by the certification body - the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt).

Apply for change of tax classes during marriage or civil partnership

As a spouse and as a civil partner, you have three possible tax class combinations at your disposal. You are free to choose from these.

Apply for lump sum for caregiver

For long-term care services, you can apply for a long-term care lump sum.

Apply for lump sum for disabled people

You can apply for a disability allowance for costs due to a disability.

Apply for lump sum for surviving dependents

In the case of survivor's benefits, you can claim a survivor's lump sum.

Apply for participation in the control reporting procedure for relief from withholding taxes

If you owe remuneration for the transfer of rights or certain capital gains, you can apply for authorisation to use the control reporting procedure in order to be able to withhold all or part of the tax under certain conditions.

Apply for relief from electricity tax for companies

If you have withdrawn taxed electricity for business purposes, you can claim relief under certain conditions. You must apply for this at your local main customs office.

Calculate and pay energy tax

If you handle energy products such as petrol or heating oil, you must pay energy tax. To do this, you submit a tax return to the relevant main customs office in which you calculate the tax yourself. This is known as a tax declaration.

Chamber of Tax Consultants Thuringia - Tasks

The Chamber of Tax Consultants Thuringia is a corporation under public law and has the task of safeguarding the professional interests of its members as a whole and of monitoring...

Change in church tax deduction upon joining the church

When you join or re-join a church, you are obliged to pay church tax. The procedure for this is largely automated.

Change of church tax deduction in case of leaving the church

Leaving the church eliminates the obligation to pay church tax. The procedure for this is largely automated.

Change tax class after resumption of marital or civil partnership union

If you are no longer permanently separated from your spouse/life partner, you are again entitled to the tax class combination III/V, IV/IV or IV/IV with factor.

Claim allowances for child over 18

• You can also claim a child allowance for a child over the age of 18.

Claim allowances for child under 18

• For a child under 18 years old, you can claim a child allowance.

Collect church tax

If you are a member of a Protestant state church or the Roman Catholic Church and you reside in or habitual residence in Thuringia, then you are subject to church tax.

Confirmation of donation (donation receipt)

Contributions (donations and membership fees) can only be taken into account for tax purposes as special expenses if the donor provides evidence of them in the form of a donation...

Determine income tax

Income tax is a tax levied on the income of natural persons.

Display changes to certified retirement provision or basic pension contracts

If you, as the provider of a certified old-age provision or basic pension contract, wish to obtain or notify changes, you must notify them in advance.

Draw up declaration of waiver of certification of old-age provision and basic pension contracts ("Riester" or "Rürup")

If you wish to waive certification of a pension or basic pension contract for the future, you can declare a corresponding waiver.

Electronic wage tax deduction characteristics (ELStAM) Request change

If there are any changes to your ELStAM, you must notify the relevant authority in good time. You can find information on this here.

Enter the amount of electricity in your tax return and calculate the electricity tax yourself

If you have to pay electricity tax, you submit a tax return to the relevant main customs office in which you calculate the tax yourself. This is known as a tax declaration.

Final subsidy statement from the Artists' Social Security Fund

Grants that you receive from the Artists' Social Security Fund are finally settled in the following year.

Gift tax notice received

Here you will find information on the assessment of gift tax.

Inheritance tax notice received

Here you will find information on the assessment of inheritance tax.

Insert a blocking note on religious affiliation

If you do not want your religious affiliation to be checked, you can make a blocking note. The blocking note obliges you to submit a tax return in order to pay any church tax on capital gains tax yourself.

Notification of temporary and occasional cross-border provision of services by state-certified food chemists from other EU/EEA states.

Nationals of other EU/EEA states or of a state equated by agreement who are legally established there for the practice of the same profession as the State-certified food chemist...

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the change in personal data

If your personal data changes, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. You should also inform the Künstlersozialkasse if your contact details change or expand.

Offsetting and reimbursement of deductions for construction work

Have you provided construction services for a company or a public corporation and construction withholding tax was withheld on your consideration? If so, you can apply for a refund of the tax deducted under certain conditions.

Receive relief from German tax deduction in accordance with § 50c EStG

If you would like to receive relief from German withholding tax, you can submit an application under certain conditions.

Reimbursement of overpaid pension insurance contributions by the artists' social security fund

If you pay too much into your pension insurance, you will receive a refund.

Request a tax office certificate from the artists' social security fund

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to subsidies via the Artists' Social Security Fund, you will receive proof of the tax-deductible contributions and subsidies for each year.

Request an annual statement from the artists' social security fund

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to a subsidy via the artists' social security fund, you will receive proof of your insurance for each year.

Request certificate for payroll tax deduction

Tax office can issue certificate for wage tax deduction if retrieval of electronic wage tax deduction characteristics (ELStAM) is not possible.

Request tax class change for single parents

If you are single and your household includes at least one child for whom you are entitled to the child allowance or child benefit, you can apply for consideration of the relief amount for single parents.

Request tax identification number (IdNr) or church tax deduction feature (KiStAM)

If your company is obliged to deduct church tax, you can submit a request for the church tax deduction feature for your company.

Show bank details to the tax authority for the first time

You can have state benefits paid out to you unbureaucratically, directly and securely against misuse if the Federal Tax Office (BZSt) has your account details.

Tax class - change upon marriage

You do not want to keep the tax class combination IV/IV automatically assigned upon marriage? Then you and your wife or husband can apply for a tax class change at your responsible tax office.

Tax class - change upon separation

You live permanently separated as part of a marriage or civil partnership? Then the spouse-related tax class combinations are no longer possible from the year after the separation.

Tax deduction for construction services Exemption

Do you provide a construction service in Germany to another entrepreneur or to a legal entity under public law and they have to pay construction withholding tax on the consideration? Then you can apply for exemption from tax liability.

Tax forms

Different forms for tax returns, tax declarations or applications and certificates are required for the taxation procedure, depending on the individual types of tax. The...

Tax office

The tax offices are responsible for assessing and collecting taxes. Almost all concerns can be raised and information provided in the telephone service area.

Transmit futility message due to insufficient cooperation of contracting persons

If you were unable to enter the identification number of a contract person, you must transmit a futility message.

View electronic wage tax deduction characteristics

The electronic wage tax characteristics (ELStAM) used for wage tax deduction are shown in the wage statement and can be viewed in various ways.

Withhold, declare and pay income tax for service providers living abroad

If you remunerate services provided by service providers living abroad, you must withhold, declare and pay income tax for them under certain circumstances.