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Register broadcasting fee
A broadcasting fee must be paid for each apartment.
Your responsible authority
- Forms
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Detailed description
As an adult you have to pay a broadcasting fee for your apartment.
Hint:
If another person already pays a broadcasting fee for your apartment, you are exempt from payment.
For citizens, the conversion of contributions will be largely automatic on 01.01.2013.
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Requirements
You must register with the Contribution Service,
- if you are of legal age (18 years or older) and
- if you or another person does not yet pay a broadcasting fee for your apartment.
There is no obligation to pay contributions for a vacant apartment. The prerequisite is:
- that it is not inhabited by anyone,
- that there is no rental contract for them and
- that no person is registered with the registration office for them.
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Documents
- informal letter by post or
- completed registration form on the Internet
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Fees
They must pay the broadcasting fee for three months at a time. The Contribution Service collects it in the middle of a three-month period.
User Charge: 17.5 EUR (fix)
per apartment monthly - not reduced
Vorkasse: NeinUser Charge: 5.83 EUR (fix)
reduced broadcasting fee: monthly
Vorkasse: Nein -
Process
You must register your apartment with the competent authority. You can do this
- do it informally in writing,
- fill in a form, or
- use an online service.
The form is usually available in the municipalities. You can also download it from the Internet.
Hint: If you have previously paid broadcasting fees, these will automatically be converted to the broadcasting fee. You will usually receive mail from the Contribution Service.
Tip: If you do not have the obligation to pay contributions, for example because another resident in the apartment already pays the broadcasting fee, you can deregister from the contribution service. -
Deadline
The obligation to pay contributions begins on the first day of the month in which you first occupy an apartment. This means that you
- live there,
- are registered there, or
- are named as tenants in the rental agreement.
- Legal basis
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Pointer
The broadcasting fee replaced the broadcasting fee on 1 January 2013.
Special regulations apply to companies, institutions and self-employed persons.
- More information
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Approved
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