Apply for your tax number online - how it works

Traders and freelancers need a tax number for tax law registration and must apply for it themselves. This happens at the respective tax office, either by phone or in writing.

Apply for the tax number online at the tax office

1. Get in touch with the tax office responsible for you. To do this, open the website finanzamt24.de, enter your place of residence or your zip code and then click "Search".
2. You now have the option of contacting the tax office in writing, by telephone or by email.
3. If you contact your tax office in writing or by e-mail, you should consider the following things so that there is no delay in processing. Briefly explain in one or two sentences why you need a tax number. Enter your complete address so that you can check whether you have contacted the right tax office. On the other hand, a "questionnaire for tax registration" will be sent to you directly.
4. As a rule, you will receive the documents after one to two weeks. You will receive instructions on how to fill in the questionnaire.
5. Once you have sent the application back, you will receive a letter from your tax office with your tax number again after one to two weeks.

Depending on the federal state, the procedure can be different. Some states send the applications, others let you fill them out online.