Notices on property tax and contributions from the Bremen Dike Association on the right / left bank of the Weser River

If you have any questions regarding the adjustment of contributions, please contact the relevant dike association directly. You can reach the Bremischer Deichverband on the left bank of the Weser by calling 0421 333060 and the Bremischer Deichverband on the right bank of the Weser by calling 0421 2076525. You will also find the telephone number and other information from the Deichverband on the second page of your notice under "Explanations".

The decisions notified with the contribution notice may be contested by means of an appeal. The appeal must be lodged with the responsible dike association. The Bremerhaven tax office is not responsible for this. Reference is made to the appeal.

This requires the written issuance of a SEPA direct debit mandate. Transmission via ELSTER is possible. However, you cannot issue the SEPA direct debit mandate over the phone or by e-mail, as a signature is required.

Please note that the form requires a signature twice (as tax debtor and as account holder). You can download a form from the Internet.

For properties in Bremen and the free port in Bremerhaven, you can download a form SEPA direct debit mandate for property taxes, see "Further information".

No. A SEPA direct debit mandate that has already been issued remains in effect. The amounts due will continue to be debited. This is also evident in the notice, as the amounts to be debited are marked with an asterisk.

The amounts that are collected on the basis of a SEPA direct debit mandate are marked in the notice with an asterisk after the amount. The subsequent amounts will also be debited (even if they are not marked with an asterisk).

Subsequent contributions of the levee association fee can be seen on the reverse side of the notice, if applicable. If no amounts are marked with an asterisk in the notice, no debit will be made, even if the amounts due have been debited previously.

For the municipality of Bremen, the accounts of the tax office are indicated in the notice for property tax and dike association contribution. It is also possible to issue a SEPA direct debit mandate. Then you save the effort for the transfers.

For questions relating exclusively to payment transactions, please preferably contact the Central Tax Office at the State Central Tax Office (for Bremen properties). You will find the extension telephone number at the bottom left of the footer of your property tax notice.

This is possible in principle, since the identity of ownership is not checked by the tax office.

Please transfer the difference immediately, otherwise the issuance of reminders cannot be prevented and enforcement measures may also be initiated. Late payment will also incur late payment penalties of 1% per month on the amount in default, but rounded down to the nearest amount divisible by €50.

The standard value for the land was already attributed to you on 01.01. of the year, since according to the concluded purchase agreement the delivery of the land (the transfer of benefits and encumbrances) was already agreed last year or on 01.01. of this year. Therefore, until the entry in the land register, you are considered to be the beneficial owner. You should already have received a corresponding notice on the allocation and the amount of the standard value.

The property tax and the dike association fee are due quarterly on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year. You can also find the due dates in your notice. Until a new notice is issued, payments are to be made in accordance with the last assessment.

As an annual payer, the annual tax debt is due on 01.07. of the year.

No. This notice is not a recalculation of the property tax payable from 2025. You will probably receive this new property tax notice from the end of 2024.

No. The amounts due for the property tax and the dike association fee will continue to be debited. The text in the notice reads as follows: "On the basis of the mandate issued, the amounts marked with * will be debited from the account by direct debit on the due date with reference to the mandate reference number".

In principle, a SEPA direct debit mandate that has already been issued remains valid for an unlimited period. Only when a SEPA direct debit mandate has not been used by the tax authorities for 36 months does it automatically expire. With each direct debit collection, these 36 months are counted from the beginning. For technical reasons, the following notice is issued in each notice: "Amounts can no longer be collected if your SEPA mandate has not been used again within 36 months of the last time it was used". The debiting of the property tax including the dike association contribution is usually carried out quarterly and thus within these 36 months. The note is therefore not to be observed.

If you are concerned that the SEPA direct debit has not been made, please check your account statements from your bank.

The SEPA direct debit mandate can be revoked in writing by the debtor or the creditor.