Unternehmen steuerlich abmelden

If you cease or relocate a business or freelance activity, you must inform the tax office.

Upon discontinuation (abandonment)

• your commercial business,
• your agricultural and forestry business or
• your freelance activity

or relocation

• your commercial or agricultural and forestry business,
• a permanent establishment or
• your freelance activity

the responsible tax office must be informed.

Inform the tax office informally of the cessation (discontinuation) of the business or freelance activity or the relocation and the date.

Please also submit any related documents.

None.

You should notify the tax office in writing of the cessation (discontinuation) or relocation of your business or activity.

If further steps are required, the tax office will initiate these (e.g. adjustment of advance payments).

You must notify the tax office within one month of giving up or relocating your business or freelance activity.

Taxable persons are obliged to notify the tax office if they give up or relocate their commercial, agricultural or forestry business or freelance activity.

Contact the tax office responsible for you.

This is generally the tax office to which you must submit your tax return or, in the case of a separate assessment of business income, the assessment declaration.

You can find out which tax office is responsible using the tax office search on the website of the Federal Central Tax Office.