GERMAN TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Steuer-ID / IdNr WHAT IS THAT?

Don’t mix TIN with the Tax Number! Steuer-ID / IdNr / ID-Nr is your Tax Identification Number (TIN).

How to recover my Steuer-ID?: read this article.

The Steuer-ID (IdNr) was introduced in Germany on 1 July 2007.
Besides most common names Steuer-ID and ID-Nr it is also called IdNr.,steuerliche Identifikationsnummer, Steuer-IdNr., Steueridentifikationsnummer, Steuer-Identifikationsnummer.

The Steuer-ID is also implemented in other European countries as TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number).

In my blog I use most often used names: IdNr. or Steuer-ID .

Steuer-ID versus Steuernummer

Common misunderstanding: some people confuse these two numbers: Steuer-ID (Tax Identification Number) with the Steuernummer (Tax Number).

Please distinguish the two from each other!

Steuer-ID / IdNr is never changed by marriage or relocation. It stays the same for life.

What do you need Steuer-ID / IdNr for?

Actually tax ID rather needs your employer. This number is a requirement for payment of your first salary.

That is why you will always find your tax ID on each of your pay slips (see screenshot 1).

How I find out my Steuer-ID / IdNr.?

Option #1

Look at your payslip (screenshot 1).

Option #2

If you ever received letters from the tax office (Finanzamt) you will also find it there (s. screenshot 2)

Option #3

Have you never got the Steuer-ID / IdNr?
Then the easiest way to receive Steuer-ID / IdNr is just to wait. After registration of your residence (Anmeldung) the Steuer-ID / IdNr will come to you via regular post within 2-3 weeks.

However sometimes this letter can come late. The most common reason: your name on your letter box is missing or unreadable.

How to recover my Steuer-ID?: read this article.

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