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Area of responsibility of the tax offices


Which tax office is responsible for me

The jurisdiction of the tax offices is generally based on your place of residence.

Since 01.04.2017 a new decree of the tax office is in force. Accordingly, the Bremen tax office is responsible for the entire city of Bremen. The tax office Bremerhaven is responsible for the district "Stadtbremisches Überseehafengebiet Bremerhaven".

For the following tax types, processing is only carried out in certain tax offices:

Inheritance tax: Bremerhaven

Real estate transfer tax City of Bremen: Tax office Bremerhaven

Property tax city of Bremen: Tax office Bremerhaven (located in Bremen)

Dog tax city of Bremen: Tax office Bremen

Motor vehicle tax: federal government

Gift tax: Bremerhaven

Tax investigation and criminal case office (SteuStra): Bremerhaven, Bremen branch

Amusement tax city of Bremen: Tax office Bremen

Second home tax city of Bremen: Tax office Bremen

If you have your tax number, you can also use it to identify your tax office. Start of tax number:

2457 Finanzamt Finanzamt Bremerhaven (located in Bremen) Einheitsbewertung und Grundsteuer

2460 Finanzamt Bremen (dog tax, amusement tax, time flat tax, income tax and if applicable turnover and trade tax)

2475 Finanzamt Bremerhaven (including land transfer tax and inheritance tax)

2477 Finanzamt Bremerhaven (Einheitsbewertung Grundstücks)

2485 Tax office Bremerhaven (employee area)