Federal Central Tax Office
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Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (BZSt) | |
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Formed | January 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-01) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
Headquarters | Bonn |
Employees | 2,200[1] |
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Parent agency | Federal Ministry of Finance |
Website | bzst.de |
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The Federal Central Tax Office (German: Bundeszentralamt für Steuern, abbreviated BZSt) is a German federal agency responsible for administering various sections of the country's tax code. It was created out of its current parent agency, the Federal Ministry of Finance, on 1 January 2006 and has approximately 2,200 employees.[1]
Beginning in July 2007, the BZSt began issuing a unique National identification number to every resident, replacing the formerly decentralized system. The BZSt also operates informational databases relating to the local tax offices.