Christmas Peace: Finance in Baden-Württemberg show grace!

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Finanzämter in Baden-Württemberg gewähren Steuerzahlern über die Feiertage eine Schonfrist. Erfahren Sie mehr über den Weihnachtsfrieden.
Tax offices in Baden-Württemberg grant tax payers a grace period over the holidays. Learn more about Christmas peace. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

In a surprising act of forbearance, the tax offices in Baden-Württemberg show themselves particularly gracious during the Christmas season. From December 23 to 31, they deny the enforcement of tax debts and expose compulsory money, reminders and criminal proceedings. A spokesman for the Ministry of Finance described this procedure as a "Christmas break". This tradition, which has been practiced in southwestern Germany for many years, gives tax debtors a short breather, but not without exceptions such as bnn.de reported.

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However, some tax debtors have to be careful during this festive grace period. Measures that are legally necessary remain unaffected by the suspension. In particular, there is a risk of interruption of this break when it comes to the statute of limitations for tax debts. According to Section 228 of the Tax Code, tax debts generally become statute -barred after five years if there are no communications from the tax office during this time. However, every incoming warning can start this period again, which means that many taxpayers cannot simply wait for the time to pass the time, such as

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