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Help centre for companies with a German tax office.
Short, clear answers for companies outside Germany: who your tax office is, what its letters mean, which deadlines apply and how an authorised recipient works. Sources are listed at the end of each guide.
Basics
Tax offices
- Which tax office is mine?The list: countries and their central German tax office.
- Finanzamt Berlin InternationalFor China, Hong Kong and every country without its own office. Took over responsibility from Finanzamt Neukölln in December 2023.
- Finanzamt Hannover-NordThe central German tax office for companies from the United Kingdom.
- Finanzamt Bonn-InnenstadtThe central German tax office for companies from the United States.
- Finanzamt Dortmund-UnnaThe central German tax office for companies from Turkey.
Letters & deadlines
Registration
- Questionnaire, section 1.6What goes into section 1.6 of the registration questionnaire and what to attach.
- German VAT numberTax number, VAT ID and the step everyone misses after registration.
- Section 22f UStG for marketplace sellersWho names an authorised recipient with the registration, what the marketplace records and why accounts get blocked.