Finanzamt Regensburg

Before 1810 Regensburg lacked a tax authority like today’s Finanzamt Regensburg. The city treasurer handled taxes. Then Regensburg joined the Kingdom of Bavaria. The cities of Regensburg and Stadtamhof plus Steinweg and Kumpfmühl were united under a tax office. Other areas fell under different tax offices. In 1857 two offices formed: Regensburg I for Regensburg city Stadtamhof and Regenstauf. Regensburg II covered the rest. After World War I the offices became Finanzämter. On June 1 1928 they were renamed Finanzamt Regensburg-Stadt and Finanzamt Regensburg-Land. The Finanzamt Regensburg-Stadt’s responsibilities broadened. Hemau’s office closed in 1928 its area joining Regensburg-Land. Walderbach’s office also closed in 1929 some of its towns joining Regensburg-Land. In 1942 the two Regensburg offices merged into the Finanzamt Regensburg. From 1810 to 1824 the offices were at Obermünsterstraße 10 and Obermünsterplatz 5. From 1824 to 1914 they moved to Kassiansplatz 3. New buildings opened at Landshuter Straße 4 and 4a in 1914. The Americans seized them in 1945. The office temporarily used the Prince of Thurn and Taxis’s palace. By August 1945 they could use Landshuter Straße 4 again. In April 1947 they regained number 4a. Space was tight. The audit office used Weissenburgstraße 1 from 1952 to 1954 then a former wine cellar at Keplerstraße 16 from 1958 to 1966. A new extension opened at Landshuter Straße in 1966. It included offices a hall a canteen and a meeting room. By 1977 space was again tight. Only 12 of 28 departments remained in the main building. By the mid-1990s the Landshuter Straße building held only half of the approximately 480 employees. Others worked in buildings on Obermünsterstraße and five rented properties. This made collaboration difficult. It was also inconvenient for citizens. Plans for expansion or a new building existed since the 1980s. Finally in 1997 a plot was bought on Galgenbergstraße from Deutsche Post AG. A design competition was held in 2000. The winning design by Viennese architect Johann Überlackner featured lots of green space and natural light. After some revisions construction began in June 2003. The foundation was laid in July 2003. The topping out ceremony was in October 2004. The building was completed in January 2006. The move involved 4250 square meters of items and took three days. About 100 movers and 15 trucks were used. The archive alone measured 10000 meters. Since January 28 2006 all Finanzamt Regensburg employees are united under one roof. The old buildings are now used by the University of Regensburg and the State Audit Office. The new building was officially opened on March 17 2006. An open house was held on May 20 2006. Over 3500 people attended.