Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Description

Prerequisites

Applications may be submitted by:

• International organizations and intergovernmental entities whose founding treaties, privilege protocols, or headquarters state treaties provide for sales tax relief

other requirements:

• The supplies and other services claimed are intended and suitable for the official use of the international organization or its members.
• The amount of VAT to be calculated according to German law after conversion at the official rate must exceed EUR 25.00 per invoice.

Procedure

Submit your application for a refund of sales tax by mail:

• The application can be made informally. It must contain the following information:
  • Reference to the respective legal basis,
  • a list of the invoices,
  • the total costs and VAT amounts included in the invoices,
  • the total amount requested and
  • Your bank account details.
• For your convenience, you can use the forms provided by the Federal Central Tax Office on the Internet:
  • "Application for refund of indirect taxes - International organization (010182)" or.
  • "Application for refund of VAT for members of diplomatic missions / professional consular posts, international organizations or intergovernmental bodies (010161)".
• Send the application together with the required documents to the Federal Central Tax Office.
• Together with the decision on your application, you will receive the original invoices and proof of payment back.
• The BZSt will transfer the amount to be refunded to the account you specified in your application.

Deadlines

The application must be submitted by 31.12. of the year following the turnover.
Example: You received a purchased good or service in August 2018. You must submit the request for reimbursement no later than 12/31/2019.

Processing time

usually 2 to 6 months

Required documents

• Required Documents

  • Originalrechnungen
  • Nachweise über Zahlung der Rechnungen, zum Beispiel Kontoauszüge

Forms

• Form, Bavaria-wide: Formular "Antrag auf Erstattung indirekter Steuern - Internationale Organisation (010182)"

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

• Form, Bavaria-wide: Formular "Antrag auf Erstattung der Umsatzsteuer für Mitglieder diplomatischer Missionen / berufskonsularischer Vertretungen, internationaler Organisationen oder zwischenstaatlicher Einrichtungen (010161)"

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Fees

• There are no costs for you.

Legal bases

• § 5 Absatz 1 Nummer 3 Finanzverwaltungsgesetz (FVG)

Remedy

• Addendum

Links to more information

• Informationen zur Erstattung der Umsatzsteuer für internationale Organisationen auf der Internetseite des Bundeszentralamts für Steuern

Related issues

• VAT; application for exemption in other EU member states for international organization or its member