Declaration on accessibility
The Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg endeavors to make its website accessible in accordance with Section 10 (1) of the State Disability Equality Act (L-BGG).
This declaration on accessibility applies to the website of the Regional Finance Directorate of Baden-Württemberg.
1.Status of compliance with the requirements
This website is partially compliant with Section 10 (1) L-BGG due to the following incompatibilities and exceptions.
2.Non-accessible content
The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:
(a) Incompatibility with section 10(1) L-BGG:
- Documents that were posted before 23.09.2018 and are required for active administrative procedures
- Partial documents that have been posted since 23.09.2018
- Forms that cannot currently be made accessible
- No restriction on screen orientation - Mobile implementation is not yet complete
- Requirement 9.4.1.1 Syntax analysis
- The accessibility statement is not available in German sign language.
We are working on the barrier-free implementation of the content listed above and are continuously implementing the regulations of the L-BBG.
b) This content does not fall within the scope of the applicable legislation:
- Documents that were posted before 23.09.2018 and are not required for active administrative procedures
3.Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 02.11.2021.
The declaration is based on a self-assessment in accordance with Section 4 (2) (1) of the L-BGG Implementation Ordinance (DVO).
The declaration was last reviewed on 13.06.2022.
4.Feedback and contact details
Have you noticed any deficiencies in the barrier-free access to content on our website?
Please describe exactly on which page you encountered the barrier.
Then you are welcome to contact us:
Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg
Press and Public Relations
Moltkestraße 50
76133 Karlsruhe
0721/926-0
poststelle@ofd.bwl.de
If you have any queries, please contact us.
We will try to remove the barrier. If we cannot resolve it ourselves, this will take time.
5.Enforcement procedure
In order to ensure that this website complies with the requirements described in Section 10 (1) L-BGG, you can contact the Baden-Württemberg Regional Finance Directorate and provide appropriate feedback. The relevant contact details can be found in section 4 of this declaration.
If the Higher Finance Directorate of Baden-Württemberg does not respond to your request within the period stipulated in section 8 sentence 1 L-BGG-DVO, you can contact the State Government Commissioner for the Interests of Persons with Disabilities within the framework of the ombudsman function described in section 14 paragraph 2 sentence 2 L-BGG and section 15 paragraph 3 sentence 2 L-BGG.
You can contact the state government's representative for the interests of people with disabilities, Ms. Simone Fischer, as follows:
Further contact details and information on the State Disability Commissioner
You can find out the contact details of your local representative for the interests of people with disabilities on the website of the city or district in which you have your permanent residence.
Reference is made to the possibility of the right to bring an action in accordance with Section 12 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Number 4 L-BGG.
Other instructions for use
At the top of the gray meta-navigation is the meta-link to the homepage of the Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg.
The header contains:
The small state coat of arms and the name of the Baden-Württemberg Regional Tax Office.
If you click on the coat of arms, you will always be taken to the home page of the Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg.
The search field: Click on the search field and enter your search term. Press the Enter key or click on the magnifying glass. The result will be displayed
The languages offered: Easy language and sign language. Click on the respective symbol to display the selected information.
The menu bar is located below the header. The menu bar contains information, for example, about the Directorate General of Finance, News, Service, Training and Contact. If you move the mouse pointer over a menu item, the second menu level for this topic opens. Click on it to obtain further information on the desired sub-topic.
The font sizes and images displayed can be enlarged to 200%. Use your individual browser function here. Alternatively, in standard browsers you can also press "CTRL" and "+" or "-" on the screen to zoom in or out step by step.
By zooming in, the menu bar becomes a burger menu (3 superimposed lines next to the word Menu). The search is then also included in the burger menu.
Below the menu bar is the breadcrumb navigation, e.g. You are here: Homepage > Homepage You are here: Homepage > Oberfinanzdirektion Baden-Württemberg. The breadcrumb navigation shows you where you are currently located. In the example above, this is the home page of the Baden-Württemberg Regional Tax Office.
Links lead to other places on the website or to other websites. You can recognize a link when the mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a hand. The links are also displayed in blue, underlined or highlighted in blue.
Frequent topics are also shown as clickable images that link to further information.
Clicking on the drop-down icons - triangular or arrow-shaped - opens up previously invisible content.
At the bottom of the blue footer, for example, you will find links to the legal notice and data protection. The declaration on accessibility can be found under the User information link.
You can adjust the font size displayed in the browser as required. To do this, click on "View" in Internet Explorer; you can "Zoom in" or "Zoom out" in the "Zoom" sub-item. If you are using Firefox, you can change the font size via the "View" menu; here you select "Zoom in" or "Zoom out" in the "Zoom" sub-item. In Chrome, the view menu can be opened by clicking on the wrench at the top right-hand end. The zoom setting is then directly visible and can be changed step by step. In all the browsers mentioned, you can also press "CTRL" and "+" or "-" to zoom in or out step by step.
To open PDF files, you need an appropriate PDF reader, e.g. Adobe Reader(https://get.adobe.com/de/reader).
We make every effort to prepare the content provided as accessible documents. If you require documents that are not accessible to you, please contact us
OFDFP-Barrierefreiheit@ofd.bwl.de
We will endeavor to make the content available to you in a suitable form.
The videos provided on this page are hosted on the external platform YouTube. Accessing videos requires an up-to-date browser
Due to country-specific copyright laws or internal company network policies, these platforms or certain videos may be blocked in individual cases and the videos may therefore not be available.
Audio files can be played directly on the website in a player provided.
You can search for terms in the top right-hand corner of every page. To do this, enter the keywords you are looking for in the search mask and click on the magnifying glass symbol.
All hits are displayed in the results view. You can then filter the search results to refine your search. You can filter by content type and media type.
The articles have been optimized for printing.
Click on "Print page" in the footer at the bottom of the page. A new window will open with the print dialog.
You can also access the print dialog via your browser menu "File" and the sub-item "Print".
A third option is to use the key combination "CTRL" and "p", which also opens the print dialog.
The functions of the website are tested with the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Edge.
A current browser version is therefore required for the website to function properly.