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Tax claims - refund

Steueransprüche - Erstattung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• None

Documents you need

• Providing your bank details The bank details must generally be entered on the tax return forms. In addition, they can also be provided to the responsible Finanzamt (tax office) • informally, by a personally signed notice, sent by post or scanned as an email attachment • electronically, authenticated via ELSTER (German online tax portal), using the form provided for this purpose („Änderung der Bankverbindung“ – Change of bank details) stating the account holder's name, the IBAN, and, for foreign bank details, the BIC.

Fees

None

Legal basis

• Abgabenordnung (AO) [Fiscal Code] §§ 37, 38, 218 ff. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ao_1977/

Responsible for you

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

Original

German original

Service number 326169 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326169/