SEPA Direct Debit Mandate: Automatic Payment of Taxes and Duties

Taxes and duties must be paid at certain times (due date). By participating in the SEPA Direct Debit Scheme, you can ensure that your payments of taxes and duties due are made to the tax authorities on time. The tax authorities bear the risk of collecting the payments. The correct purpose of payment is also automatically taken into account during collection. This saves you monitoring effort and any costs for individual transfers.

You can revoke your participation in the SEPA Direct Debit Scheme at any time. You can also request a refund of the debited amount within eight weeks of the debit date. The conditions agreed with your bank apply.

A separate SEPA direct debit mandate must be submitted for each tax number.

If you change your bank account, you should also issue the tax authorities with a new SEPA direct debit mandate.

Requirements

• You have a current account with a credit balance. In the case of call money accounts or other savings accounts, participation in the SEPA Direct Debit Scheme is not possible.
• The completed official form "SEPA Direct Debit Mandate" must be submitted to the tax authorities in good time before the due date. The SEPA direct debit mandate can be submitted on the Internet via myELSTER (the link can be found under "More information" - "Where can I find out more?"), letter, fax or personal delivery. Submission by simple e-mail is not permitted.
• Please note that processing may take approximately 2 weeks.

What documents do I need?

• Your bank details (IBAN)
• Your tax number / your tax numbers
• SEPA direct debit mandate
  
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