The finance ministers of the federal and state governments are keeping the pressure on real estate owners to submit property tax returns high for the time being. At the earliest at the next conference of finance ministers on September 22, they want to decide on an extension of the deadline.
“The federal and state governments will jointly assess the situation in the property tax return at the end of September based on the data then available,” said Katja Hessel, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, WELT AM SONNTAG.
In view of the low submission rate, there have recently been increasing calls for the deadline to be extended beyond October 31st. “The tax authorities will not be able to avoid granting all those involved an extension of the deadline,” said Hartmut Schwab, President of the Federal Chamber of Tax Advisors.
The four-month period was “completely utopian” from the start, especially since it started on July 1 during the summer holidays. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) had previously expressed his concern about the small number of declarations received so far. You may have to reserve the right to do something about the deadlines.
From the beginning of July to the end of August, the tax authorities nationwide received 5.25 million property tax returns electronically. Halfway through the four-month period, this corresponds to a submission rate of less than 15 percent.
Another percent of the total of 36 million declarations to be submitted has so far reached the authorities in paper form. From 2025, a new property tax calculation will apply. For this purpose, all properties are revalued. This is based on information provided by the owners.
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