Tag: Property tax
Property tax return: Property tax return: madness or reasonable effort?
Semi-detached houses in a new housing estate Property owners in all federal states except Bavaria had to submit their property tax returns by January 31st. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf It was…
25 percent of property tax returns are missing after expiration
Berlin Even after the deadline, millions of property tax returns are still missing. The rate of declarations received by the tax offices was 74.54 percent, as the Federal Ministry of…
Property tax return: Deadline expired – but 25 percent of all declarations are missing
Berlin Even after the deadline, millions of property tax returns are still missing. The rate of declarations received by the tax offices was 74.54 percent, as the Federal Ministry of…
Bavaria extends the deadline until the end of April
Albert Füracker (left) with Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder The Free State is extending the deadline for property tax returns on its own. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Berlin Bavaria is single-handedly…
Deadline for property tax expires
property tax return The deadline for submitting the property tax return is at the end of the month. There will be no further extension. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Shortly before the…
Why Germany is not making progress in digitization
Desperate woman with paper mess The state demands a lot without creating the digital infrastructure. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin For people with their own property, time is running out: At…
A third of the explanations are still missing
Housing estate in Ennepetal Many property owners have not yet submitted their property tax returns. Latecomers face penalties. (Photo: imago images/Hans Blossey) Berlin The deadline for filing property tax returns…
How you can now extend the submission deadline
magpie form The property tax return must usually be submitted via the electronic tax portal Elster. You can also apply for an extension of the deadline. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The…
6 major injustices for taxpayers in Germany
wealth in Germany Wealthy by will: Expensive real estate in particular makes heirs rich. (Photo: plainpicture/Alexander Sommer) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax dispute is brewing…
The 6 biggest tax injustices
Real estate in Hamburg Almost everywhere in Germany, the taxes for real estate buyers have risen, sometimes sharply. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax…
Almost 40 percent of property tax returns are still missing
property tax reform The deadline for filing property tax returns is approaching – and many owners have still not submitted their returns. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Less than two weeks before…
Almost 40 percent of property tax returns are still missing
Detached houses in Cologne The deadline for filing property tax returns is approaching – and many owners have still not submitted their returns. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Less than two weeks…
Almost 40 percent of property tax returns are still missing
Detached houses in Cologne The deadline for filing property tax returns is approaching – and many owners have still not submitted their returns. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Less than two weeks…
When to object to the property tax assessment?
Terraced housing estate on the Rhine-Herne Canal Owners have to re-measure their properties. (Photo: IMAGO/Hans Blossey) Frankfurt Anyone who has submitted their property tax return usually receives a post from…
When it makes sense and when not
Terraced housing estate on the Rhine-Herne Canal Owners have to re-measure their properties. (Photo: IMAGO/Hans Blossey) Frankfurt Anyone who has submitted their property tax return usually receives a post from…
Magpie, raven and lobster – the mythical world of the German financial administration
“Crow” Official German for: referencing to documents. In the German financial administration there is a legendary crustacean. We are talking about the “lobster”, short for real estate and property database.…
Magpie, raven and lobster – the mythical world of the German financial administration
“Crow” Official German for: referencing to documents. In the German financial administration there is a legendary crustacean. We are talking about the “lobster”, short for real estate and property database.…
How to keep track of property tax chaos
Woman calculates her property There is chaos from the reform. Whether developed or undeveloped, part ownership or rental property: When calculating the floor area, there are numerous exceptions to consider.…
Database Crawfish is the reason for the property tax chaos
A crayfish in the wild The “lobster” stands for real estate and property database and should help with the property tax. Photo Credit: Stone Wang on Unsplash Berlin There is…
Majority has still not submitted a property tax return
Multifaceted bureaucracy The value of the property tax is to be recalculated. For this, property owners must submit a series of data. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A good month before the…