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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.

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.

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

Edith Sitzmann: "We are developing and testing the future of modern administration at Ravensburg "