Apply for exemption from the tax consultant examination

Please contact the Rhineland-Palatinate Chamber of Tax Consultants

• Chamber of Tax Consultants Rhineland-Palatinate

You belong to one of the following professional groups and have at least 10 years of professional experience:

• Professors in the field of taxes administered by the federal or state tax authorities
• former tax judges in the field of taxes administered by the federal or state tax authorities
• former civil servants in the higher civil service or comparable employees,
  • of the tax authorities who have worked in the higher service or as an employee in comparable remuneration groups in the field of taxes administered by the federal or state tax authorities as a head of department or at least in an equivalent position
  • of the legislative bodies, the courts of the fiscal jurisdiction as well as the supreme authorities and the audit authorities of the federal government and the federal states, who have worked in the higher civil service or as an employee in comparable remuneration groups predominantly in the field of taxes administered by the federal or state tax authorities as a head of department or at least in an equivalent position; the employees of the parliamentary groups of the German Bundestag are considered employees of the legislative bodies within the meaning of this provision

Or you belong to one of the following professional groups and have at least 15 years of professional experience:

• former senior civil servants and comparable employees
  • of the tax authorities who have worked as a clerk or at least in an equivalent position in the senior or higher service or as an employee in comparable remuneration groups in the area of taxes administered by the federal or state tax authorities
  • of the legislative bodies, the courts of the fiscal jurisdiction as well as the supreme authorities and the audit authorities of the Federal Government and the Länder, who have been employed in the higher or higher service or as an employee in comparable remuneration groups predominantly in the field of taxes administered by the federal or Land tax authorities as a clerk or at least in an equivalent position; the employees of the parliamentary groups of the German Bundestag are deemed to be employees of the legislative bodies within the meaning of this provision

The following requirements also apply:

• Professional experience only counts if you have carried out the work for at least 16 hours per week.
• Professors at state administrative universities of applied sciences with training courses for the civil service can only be exempted from the examination after leaving the civil service. The same applies to civil servants and employees of a parliamentary group of the German Bundestag.

• Application for exemption containing the following information:
  • Name, domicile or primary residence and address
  • Profession and place of predominant professional activity
  • Place of intended professional establishment
  • whether and to which body you have previously submitted an application for admission to the examination
  • Nationality
• a curriculum vitae with detailed information about yourself and your professional career
• Passport photo (not older than one year)
• a certified copy of the examination certificates, diplomas and certificates of qualification relating to the statutory pre-qualification requirements for the examination as a tax consultant,
• certified copies of the certificates of the applicant's previous professional activity, in particular with details of the nature and scope of the activity in the Federal Republic of Germany, and of relevant examinations taken by the applicant to date
• Proof of working hours

For professors:

• Certificate from a German university to which he or she belongs or has belonged regarding the nature and duration of his or her teaching activities in Germany

For former financial judges and former civil servants in the higher and senior civil service:

• Certificate on the nature and duration of the activity in Germany from
  • the last official authority or
  • of the parliamentary group executive if he or she was employed by a parliamentary group of the German Bundestag

The respective certificate must contain information on

• the period of employment, start and end of the activity
• the type of employment relationship, e.g. salaried employee or employee, civil servant or civil servant
• the number of hours per week,
• the type and scope of work in Germany
• the periods of a career break of more than temporary duration, for example
  • parental leave or parental leave,
  • leave of absence,
  • military or civilian service,
  • longer periods of illness

The fee is usually determined by a fee schedule of the responsible Chamber of Tax Consultants. A fee of EUR 200 is provided for by law. The scale of fees may deviate from this amount.

• § Section 35 (1) of the Tax Consultancy Act (StBerG)
• § Section 38 of the Tax Consultancy Act (StBerG)
• § Section 8 of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Regulations on Tax Consultants, Tax Agents and Professional Practice Firms (DVStB)

• Action before the tax court

There are no indications or special features.

• Information on the tax consultant examination on the website of the Federal Chamber of Tax Consultants
• Application portal of the chambers of tax consultants

26.03.2024