“Grundsteuererklärung für Privateigentum”: Free online service provides support for property tax reform

Berlin, July 1, 2022
All property owners must submit a declaration to determine the property tax value by October 31st, 2022 as part of the property tax reform. The DigitalService, the central digitalization unit of the federal government, has developed a user-centric, time-saving solution on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance that supports private owners with the submission. The free online service “Grundsteuererklärung für Privateigentum (Property Tax Declaration for Private Property)” will be available from July 04th. It can be used in the eleven states that apply the so-called "Bundesmodell" for property tax. An ELSTER account is not required.

The full press release is available in German only.

About DigitalService

As the digitalization partner for public administration, DigitalService has set itself the goal of sustainably advancing the digital transformation of Germany. The aim is is to make user-centered digital services the standard in public administration.

To achieve this, DigitalService works closely with the federal government to develop and operate innovative digital solutions through interdisciplinary teams while establishing the necessary foundations. Even before DigitalService was founded, the Tech4Germany and Work4Germany fellowship programs brought technical and methodological expertise to the administration, helping to bring the benefits of new working methods to life and improve the implementation of digitalization projects.

DigitalService was established in October 2020 as a federally owned limited liability company and is wholly owned by the federal government. It emerged from the non-profit start-up 4Germany, which was founded in 2019.

Press contact

Julia Müller

Principal Communications Manager
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julia.mueller@digitalservice.bund.de
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