Kiel sends property tax notices: rising costs for owners!

On January 11, 2025, the city of Kiel began sending the property tax notices for 2025. Around 72,000 property owners in Kiel receive notices that bring clarity about the new taxes caused by the property tax reform.

The increase in the Kiel lifting rate for property tax B from 500 to 565 percent is essential. Nevertheless, the property tax volume is expected to remain stable at around 42 million euros. This stability is based on the reassessment of the land by the tax office, which is also taken into account in the new modest. Christian Zierau, treasurer of the city of Kiel, expects a large number of inquiries to the Finance Economy after the notices were sent and asks for patience from the citizens.

Information on property tax reform

The amount of the taxes will fall by average by 49 percent according to the new modest for traders in 2025. In contrast, an average increase in property tax by twelve percent is expected for residential plots. This reform had previously triggered some reviews, since many owners were overwhelmed with the submission of their property tax return, such as kn-online.de reported.

The property tax reform is considered one of the largest tax reforms of the past decades and the implementation of the reform has already progressed. The tax administration has informed the office recommendations for property tax A and B for 2025 to the municipalities. The new property tax measurements will be listed in the modest, which are valid according to the new law from January 1, 2025, as schleswig-holstein.de

municipalities are responsible for their lifting rate rows and thus influence their property tax revenue. The aim of the reform is to ensure a legitimate distribution of the tax burden without additional revenue for the municipalities. Municipal state associations in Schleswig-Holstein have undertaken to adapt their lifting rates in such a way that no additional income is achieved. In addition, a transparency register provides expected lifting rates for 2025 to keep the property tax revenue stable.