Tax offices for registration in German cities

Big cities often have several, so check which one covers your address or business

Registration itself is usually done online, but tax offices and their local help desks answer questions about the form. In each city you can check which offices help, whether you must book first and how an office decides what it is responsible for. Some citizens’ offices can also confirm your personal tax ID.

108 offices
  • Aachen

    Finanzamt Aachen-Stadt

    Krefelder Straße 210, 52070 Aachen

    Fill in the online tax form for sole traders within one month of starting your business.

    Choose the questionnaire for your actual legal form and activity, and prepare the information it requests about you and the business. Check ELSTER (the German online tax portal) account access before you need to submit. If management is outside Aachen or your case involves special tax rules, confirm responsibility rather than choosing an office by proximity. Ask the office about any case-specific evidence and deadlines; no fixed processing or tax-number issue date is promised here. If you have not yet been issued a personal tax ID or a tax number, ELSTER offers an email-only certificate-account route for completing and submitting the tax-registration questionnaire. It does not initially provide other forms or full account functions; enable those later when the required tax identifier is available.

  • Augsburg

    Finanzamt Augsburg-Land — Servicezentrum

    Sieglindenstraße 19, 86152 Augsburg

    Book ahead for general help with the online tax-registration form, for matters in the districts around Augsburg.

    Bring official photo ID, any existing tax ID or tax number, relevant office correspondence and your specific questions. Prepare the activity and financial information requested by the relevant ELSTER (the German online tax portal) questionnaire and keep submission confirmation. If acting for someone else, bring suitable authorization. Ask early about ELSTER access or an applicable hardship route; do not assume an unsigned paper form or a general appointment fulfils the electronic filing requirement. Tax returns and supporting documents handed in at this service center are accepted without checking their contents. Receipt is not confirmation that the filing is complete, correct or approved.

  • Augsburg

    Finanzamt Augsburg-Stadt — Servicezentrum

    Prinzregentenplatz 2, 86150 Augsburg

    Get general help with the online tax-registration form for Augsburg city, with a booked visit or a Thursday walk-in.

    Bring official photo ID, any existing tax ID or tax number, relevant office correspondence and your specific questions. Prepare the activity and financial information requested by the relevant ELSTER (the German online tax portal) questionnaire and keep submission confirmation. If acting for someone else, bring suitable authorization. Ask early about ELSTER access or an applicable hardship route; do not assume an unsigned paper form or a general appointment fulfils the electronic filing requirement. Tax returns and supporting documents handed in at this service center are accepted without checking their contents. Receipt is not confirmation that the filing is complete, correct or approved.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Charlottenburg

    Bismarckstr. 48, 10627 Berlin

    File the questionnaire online within a month of starting, after checking which tax office covers your business.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

    Mehringdamm 22, 10961 Berlin

    Even if the business registration office has told the tax office about you, send the tax questionnaire online yourself.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Lichtenberg

    Josef-Orlopp-Str. 62, 10365 Berlin

    Register your freelance work or sole-trader business with the tax office online.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf

    Allee der Kosmonauten 29, 12681 Berlin

    Phone with questions before you visit, but the questionnaire itself is filed online.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Mitte/Tiergarten

    Otto-Braun-Straße 70, 10178 Berlin

    Check the official tax-office search first, because your home address alone may not decide which office covers you.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Neukölln

    Thiemannstr. 1, 12059 Berlin

    File the online questionnaire when you start, and note that your business tax number is not your personal tax ID.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Pankow/Weißensee

    Storkower Straße 134, 10407 Berlin

    Plan to send the tax questionnaire online, since paper is only accepted after an approved hardship exception.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Prenzlauer Berg

    Storkower Str. 134, 10407 Berlin

    You have one month from the day you start freelance or business work to send the tax questionnaire online.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Reinickendorf

    Eichborndamm 208, 13403 Berlin

    Get general information and hand in documents at the information desk, but file the registration itself online.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Schöneberg

    Potsdamer Str. 140, 10783 Berlin

    Going in person will not register you, so send the tax questionnaire online.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Spandau

    Nonnendammallee 21, 13599 Berlin

    Fill in the tax questionnaire in your online tax account soon after you start working for yourself.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Steglitz

    Schloßstr. 58/59, 12165 Berlin

    Ask procedure questions by phone and file the questionnaire online, but get individual tax advice from a qualified adviser.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Tempelhof

    Tempelhofer Damm 234/ 236, 12099 Berlin

    If you plan a visit, check the current visiting arrangements first, since they differ from the phone hours.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Treptow-Köpenick

    Seelenbinderstr. 99, 12555 Berlin

    Pick the tax office by where your business is run rather than by the nearest counter, then file online.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Wedding

    Osloer Str. 37, 13359 Berlin

    Tell the tax office about your new freelance or sole-trader work with the online questionnaire.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Wilmersdorf

    Albrecht-Achilles-Str. 61, 10709 Berlin

    Send the tax questionnaire online within a month of starting, and phone the tax office if anything is unclear.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

  • Berlin

    Finanzamt Zehlendorf

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

    Whether you are a freelancer or a sole trader, your tax registration goes through one online questionnaire.

    Prepare ELSTER (the German online tax portal) access, personal and activity details, business and management addresses, actual start date, bank details, and estimated turnover and profit. Preparatory activity can precede the trade-registration date. Use the sole-trader questionnaire and its applicable attachments. If you lack both a tax number and personal tax ID, ELSTER offers limited email registration for submitting this questionnaire.

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