No disbursement of funding - Tax office is slow

I would place an order with the manager and point out that 8 pa. are to be paid.

But our notary says: notarization will only be done once the tax office's certificate of no objection is available. And that will only be available when... (I'd rather not write it again) Just a question to everyone: isn't that the normal procedure? and Doc.Schnaggls: It's 8% per year, I added that yesterday, it was a misunderstanding. So we could pay the default interest installments, which is unpleasant despite everything. This surely won't be the last time unforeseeable additional invoices come in :/

But our notary says: the notarial certification is only issued once the tax office's clearance certificate is available.

Strange. Why is the notarial certification linked to the tax office's clearance certificate? Do you have a specific clause in the purchase contract about that? Colloquially speaking, the notarial certification simply states that the notary has notarized the purchase contract and submitted it to the land registry. The tax office is not involved in that process.

In my opinion, that is not normal.

One more small note on the subject of costs:

Notaries usually do not work for free. Therefore, before you request a confirmation or similar from the notary, ask what they want for it. Our notary would have issued the confirmation "free of charge" based on the signed purchase contract. I cannot say to what extent this applies to all notaries (perhaps it is regulated in the schedule of fees).

Why this note? If it is foreseeable somewhere that the tax office will process your application soon, you could calculate very precisely which is cheaper – the 8% p.a. on the paid-out amount or the notary fee.

Regarding the content of the notary confirmation, I agree with . Therefore, I also cannot understand why the notary is being difficult here and waiting for the tax office’s decision. However, back then we paid for our property with equity, so such a problem could not have arisen at all.

Thank you for your answers.
Why the notary waits for the [Bescheid des FA] first, I cannot say. I actually assumed that he would do it correctly. I will call and inquire right away!!

Many thanks also for the hint regarding the costs of the notary confirmation. Our notary already told us when signing that he can issue a confirmation, but that it costs something. I believe it wasn’t too much. If I roughly estimate, this is cheaper than the default interest. Because the land registry office will also need some time, if not longer, so we depend on the notary confirmation for the payout. But these are just assumptions.

Best regards, Sophia

So call to the notary: they are definitely waiting for the [Bescheid des Finanzamtes]. Before that, they may not and will not issue any notary confirmation.