Federal Central Tax Office

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Federal Central Tax Office
Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (BZSt)
Emblem of the Federal Central Tax Office
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2006 (2006-01-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
HeadquartersBonn
Employees2,200
Agency executive
  • Maren Kohlrust-Schulz, President
Parent agencyFederal Ministry of Finance
Websitebzst.de

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.

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.

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