Request for exemption from turnover tax
Could your company be exempt from VAT?
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Basic information
The following can be exempt from VAT
- cultural institutions, such as museums, choirs, theaters, orchestras, soloists, conductors and
- general education and vocational training institutions,
if they fulfill certain conditions.
Requirements
A certificate from the competent state authority is required
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Procedure
The state authority responsible for certification for cultural institutions is the
Senator for Culture, Altenwall 15/16, 28195 Bremen,
E-mail: office@kultur.bremen.de
You can obtain further information there. The application does not require any special form.The following is responsible for services provided by private schools and other general education or vocational training institutions for school and educational purposes
Senator for Children and Education, Rembertiring 8 - 12, 28195 Bremen,
E-mail: Referat23@bildung.bremen.de
Once the certificate has been issued, you must submit it to your local tax office in order to obtain tax exemption.
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Competent Department
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Bremerhaven Tax Office Finanzamt Bremerhaven
- +49 471 596 99000
- Rickmersstraße 90, 27568 Bremerhaven
- Website
- office
@fa- bhv. bremen. de
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Bremen Tax Office Finanzamt Bremen
- +49 421 361 90909
- Rudolf-Hilferding-Platz 1, 28195 Bremen
- Website
- office
@fa- hb. bremen. de
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Legal Bases
- § 4 Nr.20 a Umsatzsteuergesetz: Steuerbefreiung für kulturelle Einrichtungen
- § 4 Nr. 21 a) bb) Umsatzsteuergesetz für allgemeinbildenden und berufsbildenen Einrichtungen
- Section 4(20a) of the Value Added Tax Act: Tax exemption for cultural institutions
- Section 4(21)(a)(bb) of the Value Added Tax Act for general and vocational education institutions
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Updated on 23.09.2026