Welcome to information and services concerning FCTO tasks!
The Tax Information Centre will answer your questions concerning the Federal Central Tax Office fields of work listed on the left and the responsibilities of the authorities. The areas of information are being constantly expanded.

Memoranda, relevant statutory provisions and application forms required can be found in the subject areas. You can find quick answers under "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs).
Our service team can be contacted at:
Tel. no.: +49 (0)228 406-1200
Fax no.: +49 (0)228 406-3200
or our e-mail addresses for the various subject areas.
We can answer telephone enquiries during the following periods:
| Monday - Thursday
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Friday |
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| 08 - 18 hrs. | 08 - 16 hrs. |
Please contact the Federal Central Tax Office specialist departments or responsible tax authorities direct for the following information:
| Information on
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Please contact the
following instead |
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| EU VAT inspection procedure |
Federal Central Tax Office Dept. St I 3
Tel. no.: +49 (0)228 406-1222 |
| Tax returns | Responsible tax office
Tax office search |
| Fields of work of the customs authorities |
Customs Information Centre
Tel. no.: +49-(0)351 44834-530 |
Our information principles:
- Our information is not legally binding
- We have no influence on decisions made by other authorities
- We do not act as a substitute for lawyers or accountants
- Our information relates exclusively to current tax law in Germany
- We are not involved in academic work
- We cannot provide support for data processing programmes
