
	Home Contact Imprint Legal Notice Sitemap Help	German

You are here: Start > Taxes > Introduction > Authorities

Taxes

Consultancy & Service


	Welcome in Dortmund
	Our Consultancy Service
	Business Site Dortmund
	Dortmund-Links

Settlement-Guide


	Guided Tour
	Alien Law
	Company Formation
	Register of Companies
	Business Application
	Taxes
	Employees
	Office Premises
	Financial Affairs
	Private Life
	Downloads

Go-To-Do

Setup your business in Dortmund, Germany: www.go-to-do.com
Economic Development Dortmund

Tax Authorities

Business tax

In comparison with other kinds of taxation, the business tax is a tax raised by the municipality. The competent authority is the Dortmund City Tax Collector (“Steueramt der Stadt Dortmund”):

Authority	Stadt Dortmund, Steueramt (21/4)
Address	Hoher Wall 10-12 D-44137 Dortmund
Phone	+49 (0)231 / 50 - 22 22 6
Fax	+49 (0)231 / 50 - 26 01 3
Internet	www.dortmund.de/steueramt
Email	steueramt@dortmund.de
Opening hours	Monday - Friday: 08.00 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. Monday, Tuesday: 1.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. Thursday : 1.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Other taxes (income tax, corporate tax, sales tax)

Other kinds of company taxation have to be paid to the local tax offices which adminstration of the German “Land” North Rhine-Westphalia. For the city of Dortmund, there are several competent local tax offices dependent on the exact address of your enterprise:

Authority

Finanzamt Dortmund West

Address

Märkische Straße 124
D-44141 Dortmund

Phone

+49 (0)231 / 95 81 - 0

Fax

+49 (0)231 / 95 81 - 1201

Internet

www.finanzamt.nrw.de/dortmund-west

---

Opening hours

Tuesday - Friday:	8.30 a.m. - 12.00 a.m.
Thursday:	1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.

Authority	Finanzamt Dortmund Ost
Address	Nußbaumweg 210 D-44143 Dortmund
Phone	+49 (0)231 / 51 88 - 1
Fax	+49 (0)800 / 1009 267 5317
Internet	www.finanzamt.nrw.de/dortmund-ost
Email	---
Opening hours	Monday - Friday: 8.30 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. and by arrangement

Authority	Finanzamt Dortmund-Hörde
Address	Niederhofener Staße 3 D-44263 Dortmund
Phone	+49 (0)231 / 41 03 - 0
Fax	+49 (0)231 / 41 03 - 333
Internet	www.finanzamt.nrw.de/dortmund-hoerde
Email	---
Opening hours	Monday - Thursday: 8.30 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. and by arrangement

Authority	Finanzamt Dortmund-Unna
Address	Rennweg 1 D-44143 Dortmund
Phone	+49 (0)231 / 51 88 - 1
Fax	+49 (0)800 / 1009 267 5316
Internet	www.finanzamt.nrw.de/dortmund-unna
Email	---
Opening hours	Monday - Friday: 8.30 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. and by arrangement

Note: if you know the exact address of your enterprise, the financial management of North Rhine-Westphalia offers an online research where you can get information on the competent local office of trade.

Sales tax identification number

For the purchase of goods from EU member states you need a sales tax identification number. It will be assigned by the Federal Tax Office (“Bundesamt für Finanzen”):

Authority	Bundesamt für Finanzen - Aussenstelle Saarlouis -
Address	66738 Saarlouis
Phone	+49 (0)6831 / 456 - 0
Fax	+49 (0)6831 / 456 - 120
Internet	www.bff-online.de
Email	poststelle-zu@bff.bund.de

Guided Tour	Checklist taxes
	Tax calendar

	Go-To-Do is a service of the Economic Development Dortmund. URL: www.go-to-do.com /content_eng/steuern/behoerde.html

	Last modified: 19.08.2005 \| © Wirtschaftsförderung Dortmund \| Email: go-to-do@stadtdo.de