What do you need to sort out?
Enter your postcode and see the right offices, deadlines, costs and forms for your city – in plain English. Free, no sign-up.
- Official sources
- Every page shows its review date
- No account needed
Tools
Moving checklist
Your personal timeline with every deadline – by date and postcode.
30 sec
Disposal finder
Item + postcode: where it goes, what it costs, how to book.
15 sec
Benefits finder
10 questions – which state benefits you might get.
2 min
Document check
Your personal document list for Wohngeld, Kinderzuschlag & co.
1 min
Moving cost calculator
DIY, with helpers or a company – rough cost of your move.
1 min
Property tax calculator
Base amount + your municipality's rate – property tax per year and quarter.
30 sec
Tax office finder
Enter your postcode – see which tax office (Finanzamt) is responsible.
10 sec
! Deadlines worth knowing
- 01 / 042 weeksDeadline to register your new address (Anmeldung)
- 02 / 041 monthDeadline to object to a property tax notice
- 03 / 041 JanNew amounts for Wohngeld, Kindergeld & co. apply
- 04 / 0431 JulyTax return deadline (without a tax adviser)
Where does it go? Popular items:
Info for your city
Bürgeramt, online registration, Sperrmüll, parking permits and property-tax rates – checked and sourced.
- BerlinOnline registration
- HamburgOnline registration
- MünchenOnline registration
- KölnOnline registration
- Frankfurt am MainOnline registration
- DüsseldorfOnline registration
- LeipzigOnline registration
- StuttgartOnline registration
- DortmundOnline registration
- BremenOnline registration
- EssenOnline registration
- DresdenOnline registration
Sample data – every city is checked before launch.
For your situation
? Frequently asked questions
Q01What is Topicdrill?
An independent, free guide to everyday admin in Germany: moving and Anmeldung, bulky waste, benefits such as Wohngeld and Kinderzuschlag, applications, tax and property tax – in English and German, with local info for your city.
Q02Is Topicdrill an official government website?
No. We are a private information service. Every figure links to the responsible authority or the law; the authority always has the final say.
Q03How soon do I have to register after moving in Germany?
Within two weeks of moving in, at the Bürgeramt (§ 17 Federal Registration Act). Many cities now let you do it online with your German ID card.
Q04Where does the city information come from?
From official sources: city and waste-company websites, Destatis and the law. Every city page shows when its facts were last checked.
Q05Does it cost anything?
No. All guides and tools are free and need no sign-up; the site is funded by advertising.
Q06Is there a German version?
Yes – German is the main language at topicdrill.com, English lives under topicdrill.com/en, and the language switch takes you to the same page.
Every figure on this site should be checkable with the authority – otherwise it doesn't belong here.
What you can rely on
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Official sources
Every figure links to the authority or the law.
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Expert-reviewed
Tax and benefits topics are checked by professionals.
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Regularly updated
Every page shows its review date and has a “report an error” button.