Request a tax office certificate from the artists' social security fund

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to subsidies via the Artists' Social Security Fund, you will receive proof of the tax-deductible contributions and subsidies for each year.

The Künstlersozialkasse reports the legally required information to the Federal Central Tax Office. You will automatically receive proof of the reported data for the respective previous year every year in March.

If you also require a certificate for the tax office, you can request a separate tax office certificate for the relevant year from the Künstlersozialkasse.

The payments to be taken into account depend on the year of payment and not on the period for which the payments were made.

You do not need to submit any additional documents.

You have paid contributions to the Künstlersozialkasse or received subsidies in the respective year.

An appeal is not possible.

The following applies in principle:

• You will automatically receive the certificate for the data reported to the Federal Central Tax Office. You therefore do not need to submit an application.
• You will receive the certificate in March of each year for the contributions/subsidies paid in the previous year.

If you require a certificate for the tax office in advance, you can request a separate tax office certificate online, by post or by telephone from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Online request:

• Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
• Note: You will need a valid ELSTER certificate to log in to the online form. Alternatively, you can use your electronic ID document.
• It will take you about 10 minutes to complete the online application.
• First enter your personal details, including your insurance number. You will find this on the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse in the top right-hand corner.
• On the next page, you can specify the year for which you require a tax office certificate.
• The request can only be made for completed (i.e. past) years.

Request by post:

• Let the Künstlersozialkasse know for which year you require a tax office certificate.
• The certificate can only be issued for completed (i.e. past) years.
• Please also state your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Request by telephone:

• Have your insurance number ready. You will find it in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
• Call the Künstlersozialkasse.
• Tell the Künstlersozialkasse for which year you need a tax office certificate.
• The certificate can only be issued for completed (i.e. past) years.

The Künstlersozialkasse will send you the required tax office certificate by post.

There is no deadline.

There are no costs.

There are no indications or special features.