Note

You must be the account holder whose IBAN you are submitting to the BZSt, or at least have the authority to access the account. If, as part of an audit (Section 93(7), first sentence, No. 5 of the German Fiscal Code (AO)), the BZSt determines that this is not the case, the submitted IBAN will be deleted. This is how we protect your data and ensure that only correct bank account details are stored.

Note

If you want to change your bank details for refunds and transfers from your tax office, please use the form "Change of bank details

".

You can only use this form to send your bank details to the Federal Central Tax Office for yourself.

Other persons can

• report their bank details via their own ELSTER user account,
• instruct the account-holding bank,
• hire a tax consultant, lawyer or income tax assistance association.