Information letter "End of the interest-free deferral options according to the BMF letters of 19.03.2020 and 18.03.2021".

You have had your tax payments deferred due to the Corona crisis and the resulting economic difficulties. These deferrals were previously granted interest-free.

The option to apply for simplified deferrals without interest expired on 06/30/2021. Deferrals could be granted without interest until 30.09.2021 at the latest. As of now, existing tax arrears may continue to be deferred under certain circumstances, but interest will then accrue at a rate of 0.5% per month. We would like to point this out to you with this letter.

No response to the information letter itself is required. The letter merely serves to raise awareness of the potential risk of interest-bearing deferral in your financial planning.

For information on your individual case, please contact your responsible tax authority:

• if the tax claim was assessed by the Bremerhaven tax office, the Bremerhaven tax office is responsible
• if the tax claim was assessed by the Bremen Tax Office, the Bremen State Central Tax Office (deferral and remission office) is responsible.

For more information on deferral / payment by installments, see also: www.finanzen.bremen.de/Ratenzahlung

The information letter was created automatically. If you have already started to repay your deferred amounts, this could not be taken into account when creating the letter.

Deferral requests for receivables due after June 30, 2021 will be reviewed in accordance with the statutory regulations. Interest of 0.5% per month will accrue for the duration of the deferral granted (sections 234 (1), 238 of the German Fiscal Code).

www.finanzen.bremen.de/Ratenzahlung