Note on the FATCA and DAC6 specialized procedures

The forms for the FATCA and DAC6 specialized procedures will be available on the new BZSt portal from April 1, 2026.

The following link will take you to the new BZSt portal. For technical reasons, you will need to log in again with your login details.

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German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) Forms

With all BOP forms, individual related data can be transferred via the portal between any reporting office and the German Federal Center for Information Technology (ITZBund) as a service provider for the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt). However, before data can be transferred, the following steps must be carried out:

  • Registration at BOP, if necessary
  • A request for activation of a specific specialized procedure (request for approval), if necessary

You can obtain further information via your specialist procedure.

Mass data interface of the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt)

With the mass data interface "ELMA5", a large amount of data can be transferred between any hotlines and the ITZBund and as a service provider for the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt). However, before data can be transferred, the following steps must be taken: 

  • Registration if needed at the BOP
  • Request for activation for participation in the ELMA5 procedure for the respective specialized procedures
  • only data centre operation: Generation of the ELMA5 certificate.

You can obtain further information via your specialist procedure.

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