Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) — Finanzamt Österreich Edition Verf 16-PDF, Version vom 15.11.2023 2 pages

Verf 16 — Austrian Tax Registration Questionnaire for Partnerships (Fragebogen für Gesellschaften)

The questionnaire a new Austrian partnership or community sends to the tax office so it can be registered and given a tax number.

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What is Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships)?

Verf 16 is the Austrian tax office's registration questionnaire for partnerships and communities: joint ventures (ARGE), atypical silent partnerships, civil-law partnerships (GesbR), GmbH & Co KG, limited partnerships (KG), general partnerships (OG) and letting co-ownerships such as a Hausgemeinschaft. It is published by the Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium für Finanzen, BMF). The edition covered here is Verf 16-PDF, Version vom 15.11.2023.

The questionnaire asks for the partnership's name, place of management, start date and phone, its legal form and kinds of income, an exact description of the activity, its companies register entry and balance sheet date, the expected turnover and profit for the opening year and the following year, whether it opts into normal VAT, other levies, each partner's tax number and share with the representative under § 81 BAO, and any power of attorney or address for service.

FileIt explains each question in English, with the German terms alongside, and prints your answers into the official BMF PDF, with dates, amounts and shares in Austrian format. The finished PDF is saved in your FileIt vault. FileIt doesn't send anything: you sign the questionnaire and send it to the tax office yourself.

Who fills it
Partnerships and communities: OG, KG, GmbH & Co KG, GesbR, ARGE, atypical silent partnerships, letting co-ownerships
Given to
The partnership's tax office (Finanzamt Österreich)
Reply time
The office's cover page asks for it back within one month
Signatures
Signed for the partnership; a professional representative signs beside it
Edition
Verf 16-PDF, Version vom 15.11.2023

Who needs to fill out Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships)?

  • Newly founded general or limited partnerships (OG, KG, GmbH & Co KG).
  • Civil-law partnerships (GesbR) and joint ventures (ARGE) that start a business.
  • Co-owners who let a property together (Vermietungsgemeinschaft, Hausgemeinschaft).
  • Atypical silent partnerships.
  • Partnerships that received the questionnaire from the Finanzamt with a request to fill it in.

When to use Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships)

  • When a partnership opens or starts a farming or forestry business, a self-employed activity, a trade business or a letting activity.
  • When the tax office sends you the questionnaire. Its cover page asks for it back within one month with the documents it ticks.
  • When a partnership takes over an existing business: the cover page asks for a copy of the contract showing the price or rent and the previous owner.
  • Not for companies such as a GmbH or AG (Verf 15), individuals (Verf 24) or foreign businesses without an Austrian seat (Verf 19).

What you need before you start

  • The partnership's name (as in the companies register, if registered) and the address of its place of management, or of the property for a letting co-ownership.
  • The start date of the business activity and a phone number.
  • The legal form and the kinds of income the partnership has.
  • An exact description of the activity.
  • The companies register number (FN), if registered, and the balance sheet or closing date.
  • The expected turnover and profit for the opening year and the following year.
  • Each partner's tax number and share in percent, and which partner is the representative under § 81 BAO. Further partners go on form Verf 60.
  • The documents the office asks for, such as the partnership agreement (or its main terms if it was made orally), the opening balance sheet and the signature specimen sheet.

What’s on Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships)

The 2023 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 8 parts, and it is signed by Partnership (gesellschaft):

  1. Page 1: cover sheet (An das Finanzamt, Anschrift, Betrifft, Unterlagen)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  2. The partnership (Firmenwortlaut, Geschäftsleitung, Beginn, Rechtsform, Einkünfte)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  3. Expected turnover and profit (Jahresumsatz, Gewinn)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  4. VAT and other levies (Regelbesteuerung, Abgaben)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  5. Partners (Beteiligte)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  6. Power of attorney and address for service (Vollmacht, Zustelladresse)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  7. Declaration and signature (Name, Datum, Unterschrift)Partnership (gesellschaft)
  8. Professional representative's confirmation (bevollmächtigte Vertretung)Partnership (gesellschaft)

How to fill out Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships), step by step

1 Page 1: the cover sheet

Page 1 is normally the tax office's covering letter. If you send the questionnaire on your own, fill in the office's address and the partnership's name and address, tick what it concerns (farming or forestry, self-employed activity, trade business, letting) and the documents you enclose. FileIt leaves the office's own boxes empty.

2 The partnership

The name, address with postcode and town, start date, phone, legal form, kinds of income and an exact description of the activity. Then the companies register entry, the balance sheet date, whether a closing date other than 31 December also applies to VAT (§ 20 (1) UStG 1994), and the expected number of employees.

3 Turnover and profit

The expected annual turnover and profit for the opening year and the following year, in euros. A loss is entered with a minus sign.

4 VAT and other levies

A small business that applies for normal VAT taxation under § 6 (3) UStG 1994 gives the year it applies from. Then tick NoVA, motor vehicle tax or advertising tax if they apply.

5 Partners

For each partner, their tax number and share in percent, and tick the partner who represents the partnership under § 81 BAO. The form has six rows; further partners go on form Verf 60.

6 Power of attorney, address and signature

Name any authorised person and tick whether a power of attorney for tax representation, an order to register the partnership or a power to receive all documents exists, with the address for service. Tick if you are the § 81 BAO representative and give that address for service. Print your name, date the form and sign. A professional representative confirms the signatories' identity and signs beside their own date.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Using Verf 16 for a GmbH or AG. Companies use Verf 15.
  • Leaving out the fields marked with an asterisk, such as the legal form, the kinds of income or the turnover and profit.
  • Describing the activity too vaguely. The form's own example asks for 'Gemüsehandel' rather than 'trade in goods of all kinds'.
  • Not naming a § 81 BAO representative among the partners.
  • Shares that add up to more than 100 percent.

After you fill it out

Print the questionnaire from FileIt, sign it, and send it to the tax office with the documents asked for. The office's cover page asks for it back within one month.

The office registers the partnership and gives it a tax number. Keep the filled questionnaire in your FileIt vault with the partnership agreement.

Fill out Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships) online with FileIt

  1. Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
  2. Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 80 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
  3. Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) — Finanzamt Österreich form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
  4. Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault. Sign it, or send it for e-signature.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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Verf 16 — tax registration questionnaire (partnerships): frequently asked questions

What is Verf 16?

The Austrian tax office's registration questionnaire for partnerships and communities, such as an OG, KG, GesbR, ARGE or letting co-ownership.

Does a letting co-ownership need Verf 16?

The form lists the Vermietungsgemeinschaft (for example a Hausgemeinschaft) as one of its legal forms, with the property address as its address.

What if there are more than six partners?

The form asks for the details of further partners on form Verf 60.

What is the § 81 BAO representative?

The form's footnote says the partnership names one of the partners to fulfil its tax duties; when a professional representative registers the partnership, that representative can be the § 81 BAO representative.

Does FileIt send the questionnaire to the tax office?

No. FileIt fills the official PDF. You sign it and send it yourself.

Official sources

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) — Finanzamt Österreich or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-25.

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