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Description

The Bavarian Lawyers' and Tax Consultants' Association (BRAStV) is responsible for

• Lawyers and tax consultants in Bavaria
• patent attorneys with their office in Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia or Rhineland-Palatinate.

The BRAStV is a public law institution with administrative autonomy and has the task of providing for its members in old age and in the event of occupational disability, as well as for the member's surviving dependents.

The pension scheme is part of the statutory pension scheme and thus the first pillar of old-age provision.

The members of the BRAStV acquire their pension entitlement by paying compulsory contributions and/or voluntary additional payments.

Compulsory membership exists for the entire period of membership in the professional chamber (in the case of patent attorneys for the duration of the existence of the office in the area of jurisdiction).

In order to verify the compulsory membership, data must be submitted via the survey form.

To a very limited extent, there is the possibility of exemption from compulsory membership in the pension fund.

Compulsory membership exists for the entire period of membership in the professional chamber (in the case of patent attorneys, for the duration of the existence of the office in the area of jurisdiction.

Prerequisites

• Compulsory membership in one of the chambers of attorneys or chambers of tax consultants in Bavaria
• Compulsory membership in a chamber of patent attorneys and a registered office in Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia or Rhineland-Palatinate
• No occupational disability

Procedure

After registration in the professional chamber, the membership data are transmitted by the professional chamber to the BRAStV.

At the beginning of membership in the BRAStV, the new member must complete the "Membership Survey Form" and send it to the BRAStV. The completed survey form (see under "Forms") can be sent by mail or electronically (see under "Online procedure").
The survey form is required for further information relevant to membership, such as the amount of income subject to contributions, possible participation in the SEPA direct debit procedure, affiliation with another pension scheme of the profession.

The member will then receive a membership notice from the BRAStV by mail.

Deadlines

none

Processing time

few days

Forms

• Form, Bavaria-wide: Erhebungsbogen der Bayerischen Rechtsanwalts- und Steuerberaterversorgung

  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.

  Der Erhebungsbogen kann per Post oder elektronisch, insbesondere per Kontaktformular übermittelt werden (siehe unter „Online-Verfahren“).

Online procedures

• Kontaktformular der Bayerischen Rechtsanwalts- und Steuerberaterversorgung - Übermittlung des Mitgliedschaftserhebungsbogens für Rechtsanwälte und Steuerberater

  You can upload the membership survey form via the contact form and submit it to BRAStV.

• Kontaktformular des BayernPortals - Übermittlung des Mitgliedschaftserhebungsbogens

  You can upload the membership survey form via the contact form and submit it to BRAStV.

Fees

• none

Legal bases

• Gesetz über das öffentliche Versorgungswesen (VersoG)
• Satzung der Bayerische Rechtsanwalts- und Steuerberaterversorgung (Satzung BRAStV)
• Staatsvertrag zwischen Bayern und dem Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen sowie die Gesetze über den Beitritt der Bundesländer Hamburg, Rheinland-Pfalz und Hessen zu dem Staatsvertrag

Remedy

Administrative court action

Links to more information

• Bayerische Rechtsanwalts- und Steuerberaterversorgung
• Bayerische Rechtsanwalts- und Steuerberaterversorgung - Mitgliedschaft
• Bayerische Rechtsanwalts- und Steuerberaterversorgung - Versorgungsleistungen