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What does Kassenzeichen mean?

A Kassenzeichen is a number an office uses to match your payment.

das Kassenzeichen · die Kassenzeichen (plural)

It appears, for example, on a Bußgeldbescheid (fine notice) and on fee notices from the city. The account to pay into is often next to it.

Copy the Kassenzeichen exactly into the Verwendungszweck (payment reference) of your transfer. Otherwise, the office may not be able to match your payment.

You might then get a Mahnung (payment reminder) even though you have paid.

Example sentence

Bitte überweisen Sie den Betrag unter Angabe des Kassenzeichens 5.0123.456789.1.

Please transfer the amount quoting the Kassenzeichen 5.0123.456789.1.

What you can do

Check the Kassenzeichen character by character before you transfer the money. Keep the transfer receipt.

  • Verwendungszweck The Verwendungszweck (payment reference) is the text you send with a bank transfer. It says what the money is for.
  • Aktenzeichen The Aktenzeichen is the reference number under which an office keeps your case.
  • Bußgeldbescheid With a Bußgeldbescheid, an office demands a fine from you, for example because you drove too fast.
  • Mahnung A Mahnung is a letter reminding you that a payment is missing. Fees are often added.