German Tax Data

List the available hand-verified German municipal tax/fee datasets (Hundesteuer, Zweitwohnungsteuer, Pfändung), their coverage, source sites and refresh cadence. Call this first to see what you can query.

Look up the German dog tax (Hundesteuer) for a city: annual rate for one or more dogs, listed-dog (Listenhund) surcharge, the city's pricing model, its rank among the largest cities, plus the official source and Stand. Rates verified against each municipal Satzung.

Ranking of German cities by Hundesteuer (first dog, per year): most expensive or cheapest, plus the national average across the covered cities.

Average German dog tax (Hundesteuer, first dog per year) per Bundesland (federal state), aggregated over the covered largest cities — the data behind the Deutschlandkarte. Answers 'which German state has the highest/lowest dog tax'. Note: a mean over cities, not an official state rate (the tax is municipal).

List German cities that changed their Hundesteuer (dog tax) rate in a given year — the fresh-news angle for the annual city comparison. Only 2026 is curated, and it is the default: 14 of the covered cities changed their rate, led by Köln (174 EUR), Lübeck (156 EUR), Lünen (156 EUR). Also returns outlook_2027: 5 cities that have announced or resolved an increase for 2027 but are NOT yet charging it

Look up the German second-home tax (Zweitwohnungsteuer) for a city: whether the city levies it, the rate and its basis (net cold rent etc.), the rank among cities, official source and Stand. Optionally pass a monthly cold rent to get the annual tax. Returns state = keine_steuer | berechenbar | sondermodell.

Ranking of German cities by Zweitwohnungsteuer rate: highest or lowest, plus the average, count with a computable rate, and count of cities with no second-home tax.

List German cities that changed (raised or newly introduced) their Zweitwohnungsteuer in a given year — the fresh-news angle. Only 2026 is curated, and it is the default: 12 cities changed their rate, led by Potsdam (25 %), Borkum (22 %), Stuttgart (20 %). Every entry checked individually against the municipality's own statute.

Average German second-home tax (Zweitwohnungsteuer) rate in percent per Bundesland (federal state), aggregated over the levying cities with a computable rate — the data behind the Deutschlandkarte. Answers 'which German state has the highest/lowest second-home tax'. Note: a mean over cities, not an official state rate (the tax is municipal).

Compute the attachable portion of monthly net income under German §850c ZPO (Pfändung / wage garnishment), using the current official Pfändungsfreigrenzenbekanntmachung. Returns attachable amount, remaining amount, exempt base and the P-Konto base. Informational, not legal advice.