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Last activity 17 August 2016 by TominStuttgart

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Marigia

Hello society :)

I am starting my first job in Germany ( :D ) among all the documents they need.... they need and the Steueridentifikationsnummer (Tax Number) it was very easy to get it... they gave me a piece of handwrite paper...
my question is   ----> is this all? i don't have to do any think else?

Thank you in advance,
Maria

beppi

The tax authority (Finanzamt) should have sent you an official letter with your tax ID soon after you registered your first residence in Germany. If not, call them and ask to have it sent again!
Your employer will also need your social security number (Sozialversicherungsnummer) and proof of your membership in a health insurance.

Marigia

Deppiiii thank you a lot  :thanks:
yes, all the other documents are finished.  :rolleyes:

beppi

Please do not mis-spell my name like this: "Depp" means idiot in Bavarian dialect!

JohannesM

lol- I'll call you that in future Beppi. :D

@ Maria,  probably the only thing that I can add from above is that you have to be more specific on "they" in your message. Some "they's" needed something and other "they" gave you something. It difficult to know whether "they" gave you accurate information.

As stated above, there is a regional finanzamt that can either send you a letter or tell you what it is (11 digits).Just make sure it's not the eTIN that the employer usually have for your salary slip (it's something different).

TominStuttgart

Ouch, Beppi. Maybe you shouldn't have mentioned what depp means. You might now have a new nickname. It actually has a nice ring to it...  :o)

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