Contents of the website of the tax office

This text is written in easy language.
That is why it is also referred to as easy reading.
Easy reading helps many people.

For example:

Directions to the tax office can be found under Directions on the website of the relevant tax office.
The opening hours are also listed there.
Make an appointment.
You do not have to wait for an appointment.
You can make an appointment using this picture:

The image is called the logo of the appointment and call-back system.
Click on the logo with the mouse.
A new Internet page will open.
There you have to make entries and select the desired time.
Visiting the tax office is free of charge.
There are no interpreters available

There are people for certain questions.
These people are called contact persons.
The contact persons have telephone numbers.
You can call them.
There are different times when you can call them.
These times are listed under telephone availability.

You can also write to the tax office.
For security reasons, please do this via the website.
The secure form is called Contact form.
This is the image for the contact form:

The image is called Logo contact form.
Click on the logo with the mouse.
A new Internet page will open.
Make your entries there.

The tax office has a virtual colleague.
His name is Steuerchatbot.
He is available 24 hours a day.
He answers your questions.
This is the picture for the tax chatbot:

The image is called the tax chatbot logo.
Click on the logo with your mouse.
A new Internet page will open.
Enter your questions there.

The tax office has created videos on tax topics.
The topics are explained simply and briefly.
These can be found on YouTube.
You can find an overview of all videos on the website under Explanatory videos/Step-by-step instructions.

The tax office provides information on important topics.
For example:
If someone pretends to be the tax office and tries to get your money.
That is fraud.
To prevent this from happening, the tax office publishes information on its website.
The information can be found under current messages.

If you have to pay money to the tax office, you can check the bank details.
The valid bank details can be found on the website of the tax office.

The tax office has a free program.
The program is called ELSTER.
ELSTER is the abbreviation for ELektronische STeuer ERklärung.
This is the image for ELSTER

The image is called Logo ELSTER.

There are forms.

Special forms from the tax office can be found on the website.
We are working on making the special forms accessible.
Is the form you need not accessible?
Click with the mouse on the e-mail address:

E-Mail: OFDFP-Barrierefreiheit@ofd.bwl.de (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

Your e-mail program will open.
Write to us:

• which form is not accessible
• which form you need
• and your address
  

We will try to send you the contents of the form in an accessible format

If you need normal forms, register for the free program.
That is better.
The free program is called ELSTER

Yes.
The tax office has apprenticeships.