Finances & bank details

Assignments

• My cession has already been redeemed, but is still registered with GEMA. How do I get my credit paid out to me?
• How can I submit an assignment agreement online?

Bank account

• What are GEMA’s bank details?
• How do I submit my bank details?

Financial details

• Why can I not access my financial details via the Online Portal?

Account statements

• My account statement shows “BK Guthaben” [credit], but the amount is followed by an“S“ for Soll [debit]. Why?
• My account statement shows “Your tax ID: was not declared“ or “Your UST [VAT] ID No: was not declared”. What does this mean?
• Enquiries regarding advance payments
• Can I have copies of my account statements sent automatically to third parties?
• When will I get my account statement?
• Why do I no longer receive account statements in the post?
• What do the abbreviations on the account statement mean? Is there an English translation for them?
• Can I have copies of my account statements sent automatically to third parties?
• How do I obtain a copy of my account statements?
• What does the term “Saldo-Vortrag” [balance carried forward] mean?

Taxes

• There have been retroactive changes to my VAT liability. Are tax paybacks / chargebacks possible?
• Am I liable for value added tax (UST/VAT)? If so, what do I need to do?
• I require a statement of my income and VAT for the tax office
• I have switched my tax residence from another country to Germany. What kind of documents do I require?
• Can the income tax and the solidarity tax deducted by GEMA be refunded?
• What are the processing periods for exemptions or repayments?
• Do I have to apply for an exemption?
• What is an exemption?

Payments

• Is it possible to use direct debits?
• Ist es möglich, auch anderweitige Belastungen gemäß GEMA Dienstleistungskatalog mittels SEPA-Mandat einzuziehen?
• Kann ich noch offene GEMA Mitgliedsbeiträge per SEPA-Mandat einziehen lassen?
• Muss ich ein SEPA-Mandat erteilen?
• When does GEMA carry out its bank transfers?
• When do you charge the membership fee and how much is it?
• Wie kann ich das SEPA-Mandat bei der GEMA erteilen?