# Buying, renting and leaseholds
Have you found a good location close to your customers? Property ownership, liens and rights concerning commercial properties are documented in the land register (Grundbuch) or the cadastral register (Liegenschaftsbuch) or cadastral map (Liegenschaftskarte).
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The certificate in tax matters is issued on request by the competent tax office. It is used for submission to public authorities and public and private clients.
If you hire or relocate a company or permanent establishment, you must inform your responsible tax office.
Als Botschaft, Konsulat sowie als deren Mitglied können Sie sich in Deutschland unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen die Umsatzsteuer erstatten lassen.
If you want to trade in goods and services within the EU, you must apply for a VAT identification number.
If you are a foreign recipient (creditor) of domestic investment income, you may be fully or partially relieved of capital gains tax under certain circumstances.
If foreign companies from the EU or the EEA make repayments or payments from contributions to German shareholders, they can file an application for separate determination of a return of contributions for tax purposes in favor of their shareholders.
If you wish to trade in goods and services within the EU, you must apply for a VAT identification number.