{"id":6010,"date":"2026-09-11T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.schubwerk.eu\/faq\/what-numbers-are-required-to-run-my-monthly-payroll-in-germany\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:33:52","slug":"what-numbers-are-required-to-run-my-monthly-payroll-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/de\/faq\/what-numbers-are-required-to-run-my-monthly-payroll-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"What numbers are required to run my monthly payroll in Germany?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/consultinghouse-migration\/service-hubfs\/undefined.jpeg\" alt=\"Badischer Sport Bund Freiburg: Verwaltungsberufsgenossenschaft (VBG)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tax Number<\/strong> (Steuernummer) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>tax number<\/strong> (Steuernummer) is required for registering income tax with the tax office. You can find this on the official correspondence from the tax office (e.g.letters). The reporting period for wage tax results from the wage tax that was paid in total in the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monthly<\/strong>: For start-ups or if the wage tax in the previous year was more than EUR 5,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quarterly:<\/strong> If the wage tax in the previous year was between EUR 1,080 and EUR 5,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Annually:<\/strong> If the wage tax in the previous year did not exceed EUR 1,080. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a rule, your tax office will tell you how often you have to report income tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Company Operations Number<\/strong> (Betriebsnummer)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need the <strong>company operations number<\/strong> (Betriebsnummer) in order to take part in the electronic reporting procedures of the health insurance funds. It must be given in all reports. It is issued to you as an employer by the Federal Employment Agency on request if you employ at least one employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you already have a company number, you will find this 8-digit number on the last statement of contributions or in your documents from the Employment Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Employers&#8217; liability insurance associations<\/strong> (Berufsgenossenschaften)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Employers&#8217; liability insurance associations<\/strong> (Berufsgenossenschaften) take care of the <strong>accident insurance<\/strong> (Unfallversicherung) for your employees and regulate the processing of accidents at work or occupational diseases. As an employer, you received a letter with a membership number (sometimes also a customer number) and a <strong>PIN<\/strong> as part of your membership with your trade association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you need to consider when registering your company with the employers&#8217; liability insurance association can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vbg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vbg.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read how your contribution to the accident insurance of the employers&#8217; liability insurance association is calculated as well as which submission deadlines and reporting obligations exist in our article &#8220;Digital wage statement for the employer&#8217;s liability insurance association&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/de\/dienstleistungen\/arbeitgeberleistungen\/lohn-und-gehaltsabrechnung\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Payroll-Solutions-Workspace-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7457\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499291042475803;width:550px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Payroll-Solutions-Workspace-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Payroll-Solutions-Workspace-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Payroll-Solutions-Workspace-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Payroll-Solutions-Workspace-2-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Payroll-Solutions-Workspace-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To fulfill your duties as an employer, you need three numbers that enable communication with three institutions: the tax number for the tax office, the company number for the employment agency and the membership number for the accident insurance<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","faq_category":[17],"class_list":["post-6010","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-payroll-in-germany"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What numbers are required to run my monthly payroll in Germany? 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