Treasure chamber in Köln

The treasure chamber is part of the financial administration. The latter usually includes the treasure chamber, the cash register and the tax department, where combing and tax administration are often combined.

In general, the treasure chamber takes care of the collection of local consumption fees and taxes. Typical examples are sewage charges, property tax, trade tax and dog tax. The combing department is also responsible for asset management, finance, controlling and accounting.

The main focus of the treasure chamber is on asset management, tax collection, fee collection, finance, accounting, granting and financial controlling. In addition, the Kämmerei cares about the investment management and the budget.

Typical taxes and fees of the city or municipality are: waste fee, dog tax, trade tax, property tax, development fees and sewage fees.