Property country · DE
Germany
German rental income is mapped through the income-tax return and Anlage V.
Tax authority
German tax administrations / ELSTER
First form map
ESt 1 C + Anlage V
The short answer
A person living abroad can still have German filing obligations for German rental income. Limited-tax-liability cases use a different main return, while the property schedule remains the practical record of rental income and expenses.
Filing route: Mein ELSTER or the competent Finanzamt.
Does a landlord living abroad file for German rent?
A scope map for German property owners whose usual home is in another country.
Read the route 02How ESt 1 C and Anlage V fit together
A practical explanation of the main return and the rental schedule.
Read the route 03How to track the German rental filing deadline
Why a dated official check matters more than a reusable deadline snippet.
Read the route 04Building an Anlage V expense file
A clean evidence pack for rental income and property costs.
Read the routeSupported next step · Anlage V Easy
Prepare a bounded Anlage V rental file
For simple German rental-property cases; no treaty conclusion, filing representation or legal advice.
Primary evidence