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Certification of tax-related matters - issuance (formerly referred to as clearance certificate)

Bescheinigung in Steuersachen - Ausstellung (ehemals steuerliche Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung)
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• No prerequisites necessary.

Documents you need

• Completed application

Forms

• Application for certification of tax-related matters www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/dokumentendownload/steuern/inform

Fees

EUR 17.90 Please note the information (in the service description)

Legal basis

• Fiscal Code Application Decree ( Anwendungserlass zur Abgabenordnung, AEAO) according to § 1, no. 4 <https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/BMF_Schreiben/Weitere_Steuerthemen/Abgabenordnung/AO-Anwendungserlass/2014-01-31-Neubekanntmachung-AEAO.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2> • Fees and Contributions Act (Gesetz über Gebühren und Beiträge (GebBeitrG)) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-GebBtrGBErahmen • Schedule of Administrative Charges (Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (VGebO)) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwGebOBE2009rahmen

Further information

• Information on payments to the tax office service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326135/

Who is responsible

The Finanzamt (tax office) responsible is the one where you are registered for tax purposes.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German originalOfficial English page

Service number 324713 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324713/