Betrieb der Land- und Forstwirtschaft anmelden

If you start a self-employed agricultural or forestry activity, you must report this to your municipal or city administration within one month.

In addition, you must provide the tax office with further information about your activities within one month. You can do this by submitting the questionnaire for tax registration. This questionnaire must be completed and submitted online via Mein ELSTER (www.elster.de) or via commercial tax software - without an individual request from your local tax office. Electronic transmission is obligatory for you. The questionnaire is used for the correct tax recording of the activity,

You do not have to register your agricultural or forestry business with the trade office.

Point of Single Contact

For this procedure, you can use the services of the Point of Single Contact. He or she will accompany you through the procedure, take care of the correspondence with all the offices responsible for your request and will be at your side as a competent advisor.

• if applicable: form for notification of commencement of agricultural or forestry activity

upon request by the tax office:

• Proof of professional activity and establishment (contracts)

If further evidence and documents are required, your municipal/city administration or tax office will inform you.

• They take up one of the following agricultural and forestry activities:

  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Viticulture
  • Horticulture
  • to a limited extent animal breeding and animal husbandry
  • Hunting (in connection with an agricultural / forestry operation)
  • Ancillary agricultural and forestry holding

• Inform the competent authority in person or in writing that you are taking up self-employment in agriculture or forestry.
• It is advisable to check with the municipal or city administration beforehand whether forms are available for the notification.
• The municipal or city administration informs your local tax office about the commencement of employment. This does not release you from your obligation to submit a questionnaire for tax registration.

• You must complete the questionnaire for tax registration online - at Mein ELSTER (www.elster.de) or using commercial tax software.

  Make tax registration with Mein ELSTER (www.elster.de) online:

• Log in to www.elster.de with your ELSTER user account.
  1. Note: If you do not yet have an ELSTER user account, you must first register.
     For the submission of the questionnaires for tax registration, registration with an e-mail address is sufficient. After issuing your tax number, you can then upgrade the user account to a full-fledged user account. Information about registration can be found in the help of Mein ELSTER. This is already on the start page (www.elster.de) in the header. You can also watch the video "Registration with My ELSTER" here .
• Then select the options "All forms" and "Questionnaire for tax registration" under the "Forms & Services" tab. Then click on the tax registration questionnaire that is relevant to you.
• Navigate through the menu of the form and fill in all the necessary information. If necessary, upload the required documents. Once everything has been recorded, you can use the "Check" tab to check the information for discrepancies. If everything is correct, submit the questionnaire. You will then receive a shipping confirmation.
• The tax office will check your information. If necessary, you will be asked by your tax office to submit documents.
• You will then be provided with your tax number in writing.

Deadline for registration: 1 month after commencement of activity

None

The newly commenced agricultural and forestry activity must be declared to the following authorities:

• Municipal or city administration
• Tax office

Note: not at the trade office

Tax registration at the tax office:

• Obligation to submit the questionnaire for tax registration electronically
  • Via Mein ELSTER (www.elster.de) or commercial tax software
  • Deadline: within one month of commencement of activity
• The questionnaire is used for correct tax registration
• There are no costs

Municipal or city administration

Municipal or city administration