Inheritance tax - Apply for an Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung (certificate of non-objection) in the event of inheritance
Erbschaftsteuer - Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung im Erbfall beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Eligibility to apply
• Bank that manages or holds custody of the assets of the foreign acquiring person
• Heir(s)
• Occurrence of an inheritance case (Erbfall) certified by a Berlin Standesamt (registry office)
• Inheritance tax (Erbschaftsteuer) already paid, or
• No inheritance tax is due
Documents you need
• Application for issuance of an Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung (certificate of no objection) in inheritance matters
Submit the application in writing by post.
• Declaration of consent for the Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung (certificate of no objection)
Submit the declaration in writing by post, or alternatively scanned by email.
Forms
• Declaration of consent for the Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung (certificate of no objection) www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/steuern/downloads/erbschaft-und-s
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Erbschaftsteuergesetz (ErbStG) [Inheritance Tax Act] § 20 para. 6 and para. 7 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/erbstg_1974/__20.html
Who is responsible
Responsibility lies with the Finanzamt (tax office) that handles the inheritance case for tax purposes. In Berlin, this is the Finanzamt Schöneberg.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Finanzamt Schöneberg
- Finanzamt Schöneberg - Außenstelle -
Original
Service number 351174 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/351174/