The savings bank is also slowly becoming too expensive for the tax offices: because account fees have increased in many places, they are increasingly switching to the Deutsche Bundesbank. Taxpayers must therefore be careful and update their bank details if necessary.
Tax offices are increasingly closing savings bank accounts
Some tax offices have recently changed their bank details. Be multiplied Accounts at local savings banks closed and used existing accounts at the Deutsche Bundesbank instead.
The fees at the savings bank are too high, according to the reasoning. The account change has direct Impact on citizens and companieswho need to adjust their tax payments.
Those most affected are people and companies that have their… Make payments yourself via bank transfer. However, anyone who has given the tax office a direct debit authorization does not have to take any action. For everyone else, it is important to use the new bank details for all future transfers to avoid delays or problems when posting tax payments.
Die Current bank details of the relevant tax office You can usually find out easily via their website. The bank details are also stated on the tax notices.
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Tax offices: Deutsche Bundesbank is free of charge
Accounts with the Deutsche Bundesbank are generally free of charge for tax offices. Since some savings banks have recently increased their fees significantly, the change has become necessary, according to the Heidenheim an der Brenz tax office, among others. The new account management fees “exceed the budget available to the tax office” (Source: Handelsblatt).
In addition to Heidenheim, there were, among other things also a change in Pforzheim. In North Rhine-Westphalia, some tax offices switched to the Bundesbank years ago. In Brandenburg and some other federal states the tax offices have their accounts has always been held at the Bundesbank.