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The tax office Ravensburg in Weingarten will be closed all day on Thursday, July 3, 2025 due to an internal event and cannot be reached by telephone.

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 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

The tax office Ravensburg is one of five offices in the state Baden-Württemberg that is taking part in the "Tax Office of the Future" project.
The aim of this project is to optimize digital processes between citizens and the tax authorities.

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.

Yesterday, Roland Eberhart was inaugurated by State Secretary of Finance Gisela Splett in the presence of Vice President of Oberfinanzdirektion Jutta Nickerl. He succeeds Frank Widmaier, who retired at the beginning of the year.

Information sheet on the obligation of courts and authorities to notify tax authorities in accordance with Section 116 AO in the event of facts indicating a tax offense

From 01.07.2022, the tax office Ravensburg will only accept bank transfers (including standing orders) under its bank details at Deutsche Bundesbank.

From Monday 12 October 2020 (incoming mail from Friday 09 October 2020), the Tax Office Ravensburg is piloting the digitisation of documents received in paper format.

The tax office Ravensburg closed its current account at Kreissparkasse Ravensburg on 30.09.2020.