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If you become self-employed or exercise a liberal profession, you must inform the tax office.

The tax office must be notified of the commencement of freelance work.

In addition, the legal and factual circumstances relevant to taxation must be declared in the "Questionnaire for tax registration". The questionnaire is to be completed electronicallyThe questionnaire must be submitted electronically via the officially prescribed interface.

Electronic questionnaires for tax registration and further information on transmission are made available in the online tax office "My ELSTER".

In the event of undue hardship, the tax office may waive the electronic transmission of the questionnaire.

Questionnaire for tax registration and the documents mentioned in the questionnaire.

In the case of representation, the corresponding power of attorney.

In the case of tax payment by direct debit, the completed SEPA mandate.

None.

The questionnaire for tax registration must always be submitted electronically.

Log into your ELSTER user account on the "ELSTER- Ihr Online-Finanzamt" website of the German tax administration.

Please note: If you do not yet have an ELSTER user account, you must first create one. Registration involves several steps and can take up to two weeks. You also need the ELSTER user account to submit your tax returns, advance VAT returns and income tax returns electronically. Help with registering with My ELSTER is available on the website of the State Tax Office.

Are you a minor or a person without a domestic residence and without an identification number? Then you can submit the questionnaire for tax registration using a separate registration form (so-called ELSTERLight account). You can register here using your e-mail address. With this account, you can only submit the tax registration questionnaire electronically to the tax office. Once you have received your tax number, you can convert this registration into a fully-fledged user account.

Then select the "All forms" option under the "Forms & services" tab. Then click on the questionnaire relevant to your self-employed activity for tax registration. Complete the online form in full, upload any necessary documents and submit the questionnaire.

The tax office will check your details and contact you if further documents are required.You will then be notified of your tax number in writing.

In the event of undue hardship, the tax office may waive the electronic submission of the questionnaire. If you are of the opinion that you cannot reasonably be expected to submit the questionnaire electronically due to undue hardship, please contact the relevant tax office.

The notification must be made within one month of the commencement of the activity.

The same applies to the submission of the questionnaire for tax registration.

Please contact the tax office responsible for you.

The electronic questionnaire for tax registration and further information on transmission are available in the online tax office "My ELSTER".

If you are of the opinion that you cannot reasonably be expected to submit the questionnaire electronically due to undue hardship, please contact the relevant tax office.