Templates for clubs
Taxes, Law
Many public authorities provide clubs with useful information leaflets on club law, tax advice, setting up a club, running a club and winding up a club, as well as templates for articles of association and amendments thereto, minutes, invitations to general meetings, donation receipts and annexes to the declaration of charitable status.
We have put together an overview for you.
Guide to the Law Governing Associations
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Guide to the Law on Associations
(as at January 2026)
Information for clubs
Ministry of Justice of Rhineland-Palatinate
Information leaflet: All about the association – information for members and those wishing to join
Information on the initial registration of an association
Templates for clubs
Ministry of Justice of Rhineland-Palatinate
Registration form for a new association
Registration form for changes to the executive committee
Registration form for amendments to the articles of association
Registration Form for Changes to the Executive Committee and Articles of Association
Registration form for the dissolution of an association
Registration form for deregistration without liquidation
Registration form for deregistration – end of liquidation
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Model minutes of incorporation
Template for registering an association with the Register of Associations
Template for an invitation to a general meeting
Template for notifying the dissolution of an association and the appointment of liquidators
Template for registering the winding-up of an association
Mainz Local Court
Federal Ministry of Finance
Donation receipts
General overview page on donation receipts
Financial donation/membership fee to a tax-privileged organisation/association
Collective confirmation of monetary donations/membership fees to tax-privileged organisations/associations
Donation in kind to a tax-privileged organisation/association
All about tax
Rhineland-Palatinate Tax Authority
Tax tip: Charitable organisations
Tax tip: Charitable associations – accessible
Appendix to the declaration of non-profit status – simplified statement of income and expenditure
Rhineland-Palatinate State Tax Office
Appendix to the Declaration of Non-Profit Status – fillable PDF