2023-07-24 12:50:48
The new property tax will take effect in just under a year and a half. The municipal umbrella organizations have promised not to enrich themselves in the course of the reform. Because it affects everyone, it’s a big promise. Property tax is not only paid by owners, but also by tenants via the levy.
Of course, it is still up to each individual municipality to balance the tax burden in such a way that it can finance the offers desired by the citizens. No one can relieve her of this responsibility – and for good reason. Regardless of this, the following applies: tax increases should be recognizable. It would be unfair if cities used the revaluation of more than 36 million properties forced by the Federal Constitutional Court to secretly steer more money into their coffers.
The Magnificent Five
The thing with the property tax is tricky, hardly anyone can see through it anymore. Some states use the federal model, Saxony and Saarland have adapted it slightly to their circumstances, others work with their own laws. It is also a multi-stage process. First, the value of the property is recalculated. There is a first notification for this. This value is multiplied by the so-called control number. The product is officially recorded with a further notification.
You can usually find both in one letter. But there are also countries that separate this. Finally, the municipalities come into play with the assessment rate. Only then does the new load become recognizable.
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Even those who have received two notices of the new property tax today are groping in the fog. This is due to the three-stage process, and little can be done about it. Municipalities could use the available data to extrapolate what a clean transition would look like. They avoid trouble. gift.
What is more important: Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, but also Brandenburg and Schleswig-Holstein want to ensure clarity. Municipally sharp, they will name the tax rate at which the revenue would remain constant. Trust in the promises of the associations is good – this possibility of control makes it better. Thanks are due to the Magnificent Five.
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