Property tax

If you own property in Munich, you have to pay property tax. We can take changes into account more quickly if you notify us directly.

Property tax reform in Munich from 2025

From 2025, property tax will be set in accordance with the new Bay. Property Tax Act. The new assessment rate of 824% has been unanimously approved by the City Council.

Contact the property tax department and further details can be found at Property tax reform 2025

Prerequisites

Assessment procedure

There are two types of property tax:

  • Property tax A for agricultural and forestry businesses
  • Property tax B for all other properties

The assessment procedure is carried out partly by the State Tax Office and partly by the City of Munich.

The tax office determines the taxable person for a property. It also determines the unit value and the property tax assessment amount for the property in question.

The City of Munich multiplies the property tax assessment amount by the assessment rate of currently 535 per cent (until the end of 2024). The calculated amount is shown as property tax in the property tax assessment notice. If there are several owners, the City of Munich will select a joint debtor.

Note:
property tax is an annual tax. The circumstances on 1 January of a year are decisive for the tax liability. If you sell your property within the year, you remain liable for the tax until the end of the year;the date of the transfer of benefits and encumbrances is decisive.

Duration & Costs

Processing time

At the beginning of the year, the City of Munich sends out over 30,000 notices to new taxpayers every year. Please understand that it may therefore take a little longer to process your request at the beginning of the year.

Questions & Answers

Contact the property tax department, the city treasury and the tax office, as well as further information on the property tax reform in Munich can be found on our
Property tax reform 2025 website

From 2025, property tax will be assessed in accordance with the new Bavarian Property Tax Act. Until then, the old federal law will apply

We are available to answer your questions. Select your enquiry at the bottom of the page and you will receive the contact details of your contact person:

Do you have questions about your property tax assessment notice, the assessment or the amount of property tax? Select "Assessment and notice"

Do you have questions about your payment, the due date or about reminders, SEPA mandates and similar? Select "Payment, due date or reminder"

Do you have questions about your property tax assessment notice? Or would you like to report changes?
In this case, please contact the Munich tax office:
Telephone: 089 1252-0
E-mail: poststelle-bshoe@famuc.bayern.de
Website: Bavarian State Tax Office

You pay the property tax in four instalments on 15 February, 15 May, 15 August and 15 November.

If you apply for annual payment, the property tax must be paid in one lump sum on 1 July of each year. However, the changeover is only possible for the following year. The application must be submitted by 30 September.

Your tax assessment notice is valid until there are changes that affect the assessment of the tax.

Please note that even an objection has no suspensive effect on payment. This means that you must pay the amount due until the assessment is cancelled or amended.

Even if you sell the property, you are still obliged to pay until you receive a cancellation notice.

Due to the property tax reform, you will receive a new property tax assessment notice in mid-January 2025.

If you sell your property or building, send us the completed notification of change of ownership form.

Property tax is an annual tax. The circumstances on 1 January of each year are decisive for the tax liability. If you sell your property within the year, you remain liable for tax until the end of the year. The decisive date for the change in tax liability is the date of the transfer of benefits and encumbrances (not the notarisation date).

If your address has changed, please inform us informally:

  • Report changes online
  • by e-mail: grundsteuer.ska@muenchen.de
  • by post:
    City of Munich
    City treasury
    SKA 4.2 Property tax
    P.O. Box 201951
    80019 Munich

The City of Munich is bound by the findings of the tax office in the property tax assessment notice. You can therefore only raise objections with the responsible tax office in Munich.

Postal address:
Munich tax office
Höchstädt processing centre
Traubenberg 3
89420 Höchstädt

Personal consultations are possible at the Munich tax office, service centre Deroystraße 12, in Munich:
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8 am to 12 noon

telephone: 089 1252-0

Even if a usufruct is registered for a taxable property, the owner is liable to pay tax.

Of course, the person authorised to usufruct can pay the property tax with exemption. If there is a corresponding power of attorney for the person entitled to usufruct, this person can be entered as the authorised recipient.

Please inform us if an inheritance occurs. If you send us a certificate of inheritance, we may be able to transfer ownership to a person entitled to inherit in advance.

The assessment of property tax is subject to tax secrecy. We can therefore only provide you with information by telephone and in writing if you present us with a power of attorney from the taxpayer.

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