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Melsdorf is shocked: the assessment rate for businesses goes beyond all limits!
Neumünster: Increase in assessment rates for commercial and residential space from 2025 - effects on the local economy and tax burden.
Melsdorf is shocked: the assessment rate for businesses goes beyond all limits!
In Melsdorf, a picturesque town in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, a huge step in taxation will be taken in the coming period. From January 1, 2025, the assessment rate for trade tax will be increased drastically: instead of the current 375 percent, it will rise to a whopping 450 percent tradetax.net reported. This is not only a significant change for local companies, but also reflects the pressure situation that many communities in Germany are facing.
The municipality has decided to also take action on property taxes. The assessment rate for property tax A increases from 320 to 356 percent and for property tax B from 370 to 563 percent. These increases are part of the broader property tax reform, which allows municipalities to individually set their assessment rates. Melsdorf opted for the differentiated model in order to achieve a fairer distribution of the tax burden kn-online.de reported.
High assessment rates in comparison
Mayor Anke Szodruch has noted that so far there has been little response from business to the increases. The increase may attract more attention in the coming year. In fact, the municipality has already sent out around 7,500 property tax notices this year, of which only around 30 objections were received. These are usually directed against the tax offices' measurement amounts.
State pressure and regional challenges
The increases are part of a larger, nationwide challenge. Loud dihk.de Many communities are under financial pressure, triggered by rising costs for services and the integration of refugees. High tax burdens can lead to competitive disadvantages, especially for service companies and new settlements.
The move away from low assessment rates is a reaction to municipal financial supervision, which calls on municipalities to close financial gaps. Municipalities must adapt to the new property tax assessment base for 2025 while ensuring the quality of services and infrastructure. It's a big challenge, but one that Melsdorf now intends to tackle.