Reporting for accommodation tax possible from 1 December
Articles of Association enter into force on 1 January 2024
From 1 January 2024, the accommodation tax will apply in Chemnitz. Operators of accommodation facilities in Chemnitz are obliged to notify the City of Chemnitz's Cash and Tax Office of their accommodation business by 31 January 2024. This can be done online from Friday 1 December via the Amt24 portal at www.amt24.sachsen.de. Alternatively, the City of Chemnitz service portal at
www.chemnitz.de/dienstleistungsportal (topic taxes and payment transactions - accommodation tax).
On 22 March 2023, the Chemnitz City Council adopted the statutes on the levying of an accommodation tax in the City of Chemnitz (accommodation tax statutes). This statute comes into force on 1 January 2024.
Accommodation facilities include hotels, motels, inns, guesthouses, holiday accommodation and similar accommodation facilities, campsites and motorhome pitches, insofar as special sanitary facilities are offered. The Tax and Revenue Office would like to point out that, in addition to traditional accommodation facilities, furnished rooms offered on various booking portals also count as accommodation facilities.
Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) can be found at www.chemnitz.de/dienstleistungsportal (topic Taxes and payment transactions - Accommodation tax). Further questions can be sent directly to beherbergungsteuer(at)stadt-chemnitz.de. In addition, the Tax and Revenue Office has set up a telephone hotline on 0371 488 2242 from 1 December 2023 to 29 February 2024.