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Finanzamt

The Finanzamt is your local tax office: it processes tax returns, issues tax assessments (Steuerbescheide), and collects taxes. If you must file a return, the standard deadline is 31 July of the following year (later with a tax advisor). File via ELSTER online, respond to its letters within the stated deadlines, and keep your address up to date.

In plain German

Die Behörde, die für Ihre Steuern zuständig ist.

What it means

The Finanzamt is your local tax office: it processes tax returns, issues tax assessments (Steuerbescheide), and collects taxes. If you must file a return, the standard deadline is 31 July of the following year (later with a tax advisor). File via ELSTER online, respond to its letters within the stated deadlines, and keep your address up to date.

مكتب الضرائب (Finanzamt) هو الجهة المحلية المسؤولة عن ضرائبك: يعالج الإقرارات الضريبية ويصدر قرارات الضريبة (Steuerbescheide) ويحصّل الضرائب. إذا كان عليك تقديم إقرار، فالمهلة الاعتيادية هي 31 يوليو من السنة التالية (وأطول مع مستشار ضرائب). قدّم إقرارك إلكترونياً عبر ELSTER، ورُدّ على خطاباته ضمن المهل المذكورة، وحدّث عنوانك دائماً.

As it appears in letters

Das Finanzamt Berlin-Neukölln erinnert Sie an die Abgabe Ihrer Einkommensteuererklärung für das Jahr 2025.
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