Take a close look – property tax confusion: Which tax office is actually responsible for you?

Millions of Germans are currently dealing with the property tax return and there are a few hurdles to overcome. But even seemingly simple questions arise with property tax, such as the responsible tax office.

If your place of residence is still decisive for income tax, it is the location of the property for property tax. This may also be your place of residence for your house or apartment, but it is of course also possible that you have to make the property tax return for a property in another federal state. The responsibility according to the tax code depends on the tax office district in which the property is located.

In the special case that the property extends to the districts of several tax offices, the local tax office is responsible. This is the tax office in whose district the most valuable part of the property is located.

Property tax: who is responsible?

The easiest way to find out the responsible tax office is to use the letter from the authority that drew your attention to the pending property tax return.

The responsible tax office should be named as the first entry at the top left. Also very important: Immediately below is a file number that must always be referred to in the event of queries.

Find tax office via zip code

If you do not have the letter from the tax office on the property tax at hand, you can also use the postal code to find out which tax office is responsible.

This is made possible by the tax office search of the Federal Central Tax Office. Simply enter the zip code of the property and display the information on the responsible tax office.

In addition to the address and telephone numbers, you can also use the search to find out the bank details of the responsible tax office as well as opening times and the tax office number.