Tax offices for non-residents in Germany

Check which Finanzamt covers your employer or income, then see how to reach it

These are Finanzämter, the state tax offices, or their service centres. Pick a city to see what the office does for people who live abroad, whether you need an appointment and which documents to bring, usually photo ID.

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21 offices

  • Augsburg

    Finanzamt Augsburg-Stadt — Servicezentrum

    Prinzregentenplatz 2, 86150 Augsburg

    Check with your employer that Augsburg’s city tax office handles your payroll, then apply online or on paper.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4982150601

    Prepare form 010250, an identity-document copy, your foreign correspondence address and the employer details needed to identify the competent tax office. Follow the current form’s checklist for further evidence. ELSTER (the German online tax portal) submission requires an appropriate existing account: filling in or saving the federal form does not send it. Without that account, use the signed-paper alternative and confirm the correct submission address. Do not assume the tax ID is issued during a service-centre visit.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Charlottenburg

    Bismarckstr. 48, 10627 Berlin

    Check you are at the right tax office first, and wheelchair users enter through a separate gateway.

    Office website+49 30 9024 130

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

    Mehringdamm 22, 10961 Berlin

    Ask your employer which tax office handles your payroll, because that decides where you apply.

    Office website+49 30 9024 140

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Lichtenberg

    Josef-Orlopp-Str. 62, 10365 Berlin

    Take your application or your questions to the information centre once you know it is the right tax office.

    Office website+49 30 9024 340

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf

    Allee der Kosmonauten 29, 12681 Berlin

    Call first to confirm how to apply, because phone times differ from the visiting hours.

    Office website+49 30 9024 260

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Mitte/Tiergarten

    Otto-Braun-Straße 70, 10178 Berlin

    You get a tax identification number here, but it does not replace a required address registration.

    Office website+49 30 9024 220

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Neukölln

    Thiemannstr. 1, 12059 Berlin

    You get a German tax ID, but it does not give you residence or immigration status.

    Office website+49 30 9024 160

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Pankow/Weißensee

    Storkower Straße 134, 10407 Berlin

    Not everyone in Berlin can apply here, so confirm responsibility before you make the trip.

    Office website+49 30 9024 330

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Prenzlauer Berg

    Storkower Str. 134, 10407 Berlin

    Call ahead to confirm the arrangements, then take your questions or application to the information centre.

    Office website+49 30 9024 280

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Reinickendorf

    Eichborndamm 208, 13403 Berlin

    Request the tax ID you need for German income tax if you are not required to register an address here.

    Office website+49 30 9024 170

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Schöneberg

    Potsdamer Str. 140, 10783 Berlin

    Confirm that the tax office is responsible for your case, then phone to check the arrangements before you travel.

    Office website+49 30 9024 180

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Spandau

    Nonnendammallee 21, 13599 Berlin

    Hand in your request or ask your questions in person at the information centre.

    Office website+49 30 9024 190

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Steglitz

    Schloßstr. 58/59, 12165 Berlin

    Meant for people without a German registered address who need a tax ID to be taxed on income in Germany.

    Office website+49 30 9024 200

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Tempelhof

    Tempelhofer Damm 234/ 236, 12099 Berlin

    Check first that you belong here, and if you are blind or visually impaired, bring a trusted person for the lifts.

    Office website+49 30 9024 210

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Treptow-Köpenick

    Seelenbinderstr. 99, 12555 Berlin

    The tax ID is separate from registering your address, which you still must do if the law says so.

    Office website+49 30 9024 120

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Wedding

    Osloer Str. 37, 13359 Berlin

    Phone in advance if you need the parking option on offer, and check that you are at the right tax office.

    Office website+49 30 9024 230

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Wilmersdorf

    Albrecht-Achilles-Str. 61, 10709 Berlin

    Make sure your employer’s payroll belongs to the Wilmersdorf tax office before you visit.

    Office website+49 30 9024 240

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Zehlendorf

    Martin-Buber-Str. 20/21, 14163 Berlin

    Only a tax number is issued, so it is no substitute for any immigration paperwork.

    Office website+49 30 9024 250

    Prepare form 010250 and a passport or identity-card copy. Include a reliable correspondence address. If an ID already exists, request its notification rather than another number.

  • Chemnitz

    For non-residents

    Finanzamt Chemnitz-Süd — Informations- und Annahmestelle

    Paul-Bertz-Straße 1, 09120 Chemnitz

    This is for construction employees living and employed in Romania, Slovakia or Czechia, so phone first to confirm.

    Office website+493712790

    Complete the correct tax-ID form and attach identity evidence, such as a passport or identity-card copy, as the office requests. Keep any existing tax-ID information available: do not request a second number. Ask whether your payroll case needs a separate paper wage-tax certificate; there are exceptions to ordinary ELStAM use.

  • Munich

    Finanzamt München — Servicezentrum

    Deroystraße 12, 80335 Munich

    Book an appointment and bring photo ID for general advice, though no tax ID is issued on the spot.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+498912520

    Prepare form 010250, an identity-document copy, your foreign correspondence address and the employer details needed to identify the competent tax office. Follow the current form’s checklist for further evidence. ELSTER (the German online tax portal) submission requires an appropriate existing account: filling in or saving the federal form does not send it. Without that account, use the signed-paper alternative and confirm the correct submission address. Do not assume the tax ID is issued during a service-centre visit.

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