Instructions for use
Declaration on accessibility
The Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg and its subordinate departments endeavor to make the websites of the tax offices Baden-Württemberg accessible in accordance with Section 10 (1) of the Federal Disability Equality Act (L-BGG).
This declaration on accessibility applies to the websites of the tax offices Baden-Württemberg (www.fa-baden-wuerttemberg.de)
These websites are partially compatible with Section 10 (1) L-BGG due to the following incompatibilities.
The content listed below is not barrier-free for the following reasons.
Disproportionate burden
- Accessible pdfs (forms/forms/instructions/info)
We are constantly striving to prepare the content provided as accessible documents.
If you require documents that are not accessible to you, please contact us. OFDFP-Barrierefreiheit@ofd.bwl.de
We will endeavor to make the content available to you in a suitable form.
This declaration was prepared on 22.09.2020.
The statement in the declaration regarding compatibility with the accessibility requirements was carried out by means of a self-assessment (self-assessment in accordance with Section 4 (2) (1) L-BGG-Durchführungsverordnung (L-BGG-DVO))
The declaration was last reviewed on 14.07.2025
If you notice any deficiencies with regard to compliance with accessibility requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg
Moltkestraße 50
76133 Karlsruhe
OFDFP-Barrierefreiheit@ofd.bwl.de
Please describe exactly on which page you encountered the barrier.
If you have any queries, please contact us.
We will try to remove the barrier. If we cannot fix it ourselves, this will take time.
If you are of the opinion that this website is not accessible, you can inform our office mentioned under the point Feedback and contact details.
If we do not respond or do not respond satisfactorily within four weeks of receiving your request, you can contact the arbitration board of the Landeszentrum Barrierefreiheit (LZ-BARR). You can contact the arbitration board as follows:
Landeszentrum Barrierefreiheit
Schlichtungsstelle
Else-Josenhans-Straße 6
70173 Stuttgart
schlichtung@barrierefreiheit.bwl.de
https://barrierefreiheit-bw.de/
The conciliation procedure is free of charge.
Reference is made to the possibility of the right of association action pursuant to Section 12 (1) sentence 1 no. 4 L-BGG.
Other instructions for use
At the top of the yellow meta navigation is the meta link to the homepage of the tax offices Baden-Württemberg.
The header contains:
- The logo of Baden-Württemberg the name of the selected tax office.
If you click on the logo, you will always be taken to the home page of the tax office. - The search field: Click on the magnifying glass to open an input field. Enter your search term here. Press the Enter key or click on the magnifying glass. The result will be displayed
- The languages offered: German, English and French. Click on the language symbol. You can then select the desired language and the information will be displayed in the desired language
- The additional languages offered: Easy language and sign language. Click on the respective symbol to display the selected information in the respective additional language.
The menu bar is located below the header. The menu bar contains information on your tax office, service, ELSTER and careers, for example. Click on the topic to obtain further information on the desired topic.
You can enlarge the font sizes and images displayed to 200%. Use your individual browser function here. Alternatively, in standard browsers you can also press "CTRL" and "+" or "-" on the screen to zoom in or out step by step.
By zooming in, the menu bar becomes a burger menu (3 superimposed lines). The languages are then included in the burger menu
Below the menu bar is the breadcrumb navigation, e.g. Home > Home > Your tax office > Tax office Aalen. The breadcrumb navigation shows you where you are currently located. In this example, it is on the homepage of the tax office Aalen.
The sticky sidebar is attached to the right-hand side of every page - in the mobile view it is at the bottom. It allows you to make contact from any page via the tax chatbot, the appointment and callback system and the contact form.
Links lead to other places on the website or to other websites. You can recognize a link when the mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a hand. In addition, the links are underlined and shown with an arrow.
Clicking on the triangular drop-down icons opens up previously invisible content.
At the bottom of the black footer, for example, you will find links to the legal notice and data protection
You can adjust the font size displayed in the browser as required. To do this, click on "View" in Internet Explorer; you can "Zoom in" or "Zoom out" in the "Zoom" sub-item. If you are using Firefox, you can change the font size via the "View" menu; here you select "Zoom in" or "Zoom out" in the "Zoom" sub-item. In Chrome, the view menu can be opened by clicking on the wrench at the top right-hand end. The zoom setting is then directly visible and can be changed step by step. In all the browsers mentioned, you can also press "CTRL" and "+" or "-" to zoom in or out step by step.
To open PDF files, you need an appropriate PDF reader, e.g. Adobe Reader(https://get.adobe.com/de/reader).
We endeavor to prepare the content provided as accessible documents. If you require documents that are not accessible to you, please contact us
OFDFP-Barrierefreiheit@ofd.bwl.de
We will endeavor to make the content available to you in a suitable form.
The videos provided on this page are hosted on the external platform YouTube in particular. Accessing videos requires an up-to-date browser.
Due to country-specific copyright laws or internal company network policies, these platforms or certain videos may be blocked in individual cases and the videos may therefore not be available.
Audio files can be played directly on the website in a player provided.
You can search for terms in the top right-hand corner of every page. Click on the magnifying glass and enter the desired keywords in the search mask. Confirm your entry by clicking on the magnifying glass symbol or by pressing the ENTER key.
All hits are displayed in the results view. You can then filter the search results to refine your search. You can filter by content and file type.
The articles have been optimized for printing.
Click on "Print page" in the footer at the bottom of the page. A new window will open with the print dialog.
You can also access the print dialog via your browser menu "File" and the sub-item "Print".
A third option is to use the key combination "CTRL" and "p", which also opens the print dialog.
The functions of the website are tested with the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Edge.
A current browser version is therefore required for the website to function properly.