Bureaucracy is streamlined in Kassel's pilot project, with the new tax system more efficiently managing its operations. - Office Taxation Experiment in Kassel: 'Revenue Generation Shapes the Workspace'
The Hessian government is embarking on an innovative pilot project for income tax assessment in Kassel, a significant step towards streamlining the tax administration process in the state of Hesse. This project involves approximately 6,000 taxpayers residing in the city and district of Kassel.
How the Pilot Project Works
The Hessian tax office will automatically generate a proposal for the assessment of income tax for eligible taxpayers by the end of August. This proposal will be based on existing data from employers and other sources. Taxpayers will then have the opportunity to review and accept the proposal or supplement it using the Elster software.
The process unfolds as follows:
- Initial Contact: The tax office sends a pre-filled tax assessment proposal to eligible taxpayers.
- Review and Acceptance: Taxpayers review the proposal. If they agree with the assessment, no further action is required, and a tax assessment notice is issued automatically after four weeks.
- Supplementing: If the proposal is incomplete, taxpayers can add missing income information using the Elster software.
Reactions to the Pilot Project
While specific reactions from the Hessian Federation of Taxpayers and the German Tax Union are not yet available, such initiatives are typically met with a mix of interest and skepticism by taxpayer associations. They might appreciate the simplification of tax procedures but could also raise concerns about data privacy, accuracy of pre-filled returns, and potential biases in the assessment process.
However, the Hessian Federation of Taxpayers views the pilot project as a potential step in the right direction, albeit criticizing the limited scale of the test run. The German Tax Union, on the other hand, supports the project as an important step towards a modern, citizen-friendly tax administration.
The Vision for the Future
The goal of this pilot project is to relieve citizens and make administration more efficient. Alexander Lorz, the Finance Minister of Hesse and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has personally experienced the complexity of the tax return process and emphasizes the need for a more streamlined system. He believes that full digitization could allow tax administrators to focus on complex and important cases.
If the pilot project proves successful, it could pave the way for a more efficient and user-friendly tax system in Hesse, making the process less burdensome for citizens and freeing up resources for more complex cases.
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