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Currently, Oberfinanzdirektion is once again receiving an increasing number of reports of fake letters and emails being sent in the name of the tax administration.

Since March 17, the tax offices in Baden-Württemberg have been processing income tax returns for 2024.

Information on property tax appeals and suspension of enforcement

The tax office Esslingen can only be reached by telephone to a limited extent on 26.02.2025.

The 2025 income tax reduction procedure was launched on 01.10.2024, allowing employees to increase their net salary in 2025 by means of an allowance. Even simpler and more user-friendly this year!

The tax administration is taking a further step towards electronic communication with citizens in the country.

The Oberfinanzdirektion Karlsruhe will be renamed Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg on January 1, 2025.

With the Growth Opportunities Act, the legislator has decided to introduce e-invoicing from January 1, 2025. Germany is thus following the example of other EU member states and some third countries, which are also making e-invoicing the standard for invoicing in commercial transactions.

According to a letter from the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) dated 28.06.2024, the notification obligation pursuant to Section 146a (4) of the German Fiscal Code (AO) for the use or decommissioning of electronic recording systems will come into force from 01.01.2025.

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Notes on the upcoming 2025 property tax assessment

In light of current events, Oberfinanzdirektion Karlsruhe would like to point out that the tax offices at Baden-Württemberg are carrying out cash register inspections in accordance with Section 146 b AO.

The storm with flooding on August 13, 2024 caused considerable damage in parts of Baden-Württemberg (particularly in the region Karlsruhe). Repairing this damage will lead to considerable financial burdens for many taxpayers, threatening their existence.

Instruction sheet on the duty of courts and authorities to notify tax authorities pursuant to Section 116 AO in the event of the existence of facts indicating a tax offense

Note on the standard ground values

Due to the change from the obligation to submit receipts to the obligation to retain receipts, there are currently still uncertainties in dealing with receipts.

Your tax return is largely processed electronically and paperless. As a general rule, you should therefore not initially submit any receipts when filing your tax return and only submit them in individual cases at the request of the tax authorities.

The following information sheet is intended to provide assistance in dealing with receipts. It lists situations in which the tax office is likely to request supporting documents and therefore, in exceptional cases, submitting them with the tax return can optimize the process.

General information on the implementation of the data protection requirements of Articles 12 to 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation in the tax administration.