Catalogue question 283 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What do you do if you receive an incorrect bill from a German authority?
- I let the bill lie unattended.
- I file an objection with the authority. Correct
- I send the bill back to the authority.
- I take the bill to the tax office.
Why — for every option
- A — Inaction results in the incorrect notice becoming final once the deadline expires.
- B — Correct: against a defective administrative act (such as an incorrect fee or cost invoice), one files a formal objection with the issuing authority.
- C — Simply sending the bill back without a formal statement of reasons does not correspond to the intended legal procedure (an objection).
- D — The tax office is only responsible for tax assessments, not for any arbitrary bill from an authority — one turns to the issuing authority itself.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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