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Deregistering a company for tax purposes
If you cease or relocate a business or permanent establishment, you must inform your local tax office.
Your responsible authority
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Forms
- Forms: none
- Online procedure possible: yes via My ELSTER (other message to the tax office)
- Written form required: yes
- Personal appearance required: no
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Detailed description
In the event of the temporary or permanent cessation or relocation of a commercial activity
- commercial activity,
- self-employed (freelance) activity, or
- agricultural and forestry activity
the tax office requires immediate information. The same applies in the case of
- Termination of the participation in a partnership,
- dissolution of a corporation or
- dissolution of an association or union (e.g. construction joint ventures).
In the case of the dissolution of a corporation, an association or an estate, a deadline of one month after the occurrence of the reportable event applies. This deadline must also be observed in the event of a transfer of management or registered office.
If you deregister or re-register your business, agricultural or forestry activity or a permanent establishment with the municipality, the municipality passes this information on to the tax office and you do not have to do anything else.
In all other cases, you must inform the tax office yourself. In this case, inform the tax office informally of when you ceased or transferred which activity. Please also submit any contracts or resolutions related to the deregistration or transfer.
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Requirements
none
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Documents
contracts or resolutions related to the deregistration or reregistration
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Fees
none
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Process
You should deregister or relocate your business or self-employed activity for tax purposes in writing, if possible, using a simple letter. A pre-printed form should not be used.
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Deadline
Regularly within one month Information from the tax office
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Responsible authority
You can find the tax office responsible for you via the tax office search of the Federal Central Tax Office.
If you are looking for a tax office in the state of Brandenburg, the portal of the Brandenburg tax authorities will help you.
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Point of contact
At www.finanzamt .brandenburg.de you will find a contact person for your tax topic, their contact details and the service times of the tax office responsible for you.
Here you will also find information on the regional and subject matter jurisdiction of the tax office.
- Legal basis
- More information
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Approved
Ministry of Finance of the State of Hesse
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Approved date
03.12.2020