Work out the German real-estate transfer tax by federal state and purchase price - locally, no upload, in your browser.
No. Everything runs in your browser - your file never leaves your device. How this is verifiable
Real-estate transfer tax is a one-off charge when you buy land or property in Germany. The taxable base is the purchase price agreed in the notarial contract. How much tax is due depends solely on the federal state in which the property lies: each state sets its own rate. Currently the range runs from 3.5 percent in Bavaria to 6.5 percent in Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein. What matters is where the property is, not where you live.
The calculation runs entirely locally in your browser, in pure JavaScript - nothing is uploaded and nothing is stored. The calculator multiplies the purchase price by the rate of the chosen state and shows the transfer tax, the applied rate and the total of purchase price plus tax. Change the price or the state and the result updates instantly. At a glance you can see how strongly the choice of federal state alone affects the incidental costs of a property purchase.
An honest note: this is a model-based estimate, not tax or legal advice. It applies the current state rate to the full purchase price. Movable items bought along with the property, such as a fitted kitchen, furniture or an awning, can sometimes be itemised separately and then reduce the taxable base - the calculator does not model this. Likewise it does not include the other incidental purchase costs such as notary, land-registry and estate-agent fees. The calculator applies to Germany only; the tax office assessment is authoritative.
| Input formats | Form inputs (no file) |
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| Processing | Locally in your browser (JavaScript) |
| File upload | None |
Limitations: A model-based estimate of real-estate transfer tax: purchase price times the current state rate (as of 2025/26). Not modelled: deducting movable items from the taxable base, or the other incidental purchase costs (notary, land registry, agent). Applies to Germany only. Not tax advice - the tax office assessment is authoritative.
No. The calculation runs entirely locally in the browser (pure JavaScript); nothing is sent or stored.
The rate of the state where the property lies - not the one where you live. The range currently runs from 3.5 percent (Bavaria) to 6.5 percent.
Usually the buyer. After the notarial contract the tax office assesses the tax; only once it is paid does the office issue the clearance certificate needed for the land-registry entry.
Movable items such as a fitted kitchen or furniture can be itemised separately in the contract and reduce the taxable base. The calculator uses the full purchase price.
No. Those are separate incidental costs. For a full overview of all incidental costs, use the incidental-costs calculator.