Church tax - assessment

Kirchensteuer - Festsetzung

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

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Requirements

• Existing tax liability All natural persons who belong to a religious community entitled to levy tax (steuerberechtigte Religionsgemeinschaft) and have their residence or habitual abode in the State of Berlin are liable to pay tax.

Documents you need

• Proof of Kirchenaustritt (leaving a church) In the year a Kirchenaustritt (leaving a church) takes place, it must be proven by a certificate from the responsible authority (in Berlin, the Amtsgerichte [local courts]).

Forms

• Einkommensteuererklärung (income tax return) (main form, Anlage N [employment income annex], Anlage KAP [investment income annex]) www.formulare-bfinv.de/

Fees

Administrative fee under the Kirchenaustrittsgesetz (Church Exit Act) 30 €

Legal basis

• Kirchensteuergesetz Berlin (Berlin Church Tax Act) <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=KiStG+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true&aiz=true>

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Finanzamt Charlottenburg
Finanzamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Finanzamt Lichtenberg
Finanzamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Finanzamt Mitte/Tiergarten
Finanzamt Neukölln
Finanzamt Pankow/Weißensee
Finanzamt Prenzlauer Berg
Finanzamt Reinickendorf
Finanzamt Schöneberg
Finanzamt Spandau
Finanzamt Steglitz
Finanzamt Tempelhof
Finanzamt Treptow-Köpenick
Finanzamt Wedding
Finanzamt Wilmersdorf
Finanzamt Zehlendorf

Original

German original

Service number 326175 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326175/